Astronomical data hidden in cedars and pines reflects a handful of potentially devastating events, and suggests we may be overdue for the next one. Eric Mack has been a CNET contributor since 2011.

Sunlight filters through the canopy of pines, holly, sweet gum, and red maple while bird calls echo in the distance. These coastal forests may seem like others in the Mid-Atlantic, but a hidden ...

A composite image showing a tree ring and flames - UQ researchers used tree ring data to model the global carbon cycle to challenge the common theory about Miyake Events. What is a “Miyake Event?” ...

We have a natural fascination with time – how landscapes have been carved over millennia, how our bodies grow and sag with age, how the stars traverse the sky each night. Scientists probe the layers ...

A University of Queensland study has shed new light on a mysterious, unpredictable and potentially devastating kind of astrophysical event. A team led by Dr Benjamin Pope from UQ’s School of ...

Valerie Trouet, professor at the University of Arizona, spoke about how she studies tree rings to see how they relate to the climate, specifically the frequency of hurricanes. Donald Trump Launches ...

TUCSON — When Bryan Black accepted a post-doctoral research position at Oregon State University to study how fish grow, he hoped to apply his background in forest ecology to marine life. Black, a ...

In a recently published paper, PhD student Ellen Waddle and her coauthors provide some clarity on a decades-old problem When researching what drives the growth of small populations, ecologists ...

An unhoused man tries to stay cool near a misting station in Lents Park during an extreme heat wave in August 13, 2021 in Portland, Oregon. Photo: Nathan Howard (Getty Images) In June and July 2021, ...

A new study has shed new light on a mysterious, unpredictable and potentially devastating kind of astrophysical event. A University of Queensland study has shed new light on a mysterious, ...