Once you look at trees through the eyes of a dendrochronologist, you never quite see the leafy wonders the same way again. Peel away the hard, rough bark and there is a living document, history ...

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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 ...

Deep in the world's oldest forests, towering giants have been keeping detailed records for centuries. These ancient trees are ...

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?” ...

(Science Times): TUCSON, Ariz. — From the early 1700s until the 1960s, the fast moving river of wind known as the North Atlantic Jet Stream, which drives weather extremes over Europe, was pretty ...

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 ...

A new study leveraging 20,000 tree-ring records and nearly 150 scientists' contributions from across the globe shows that, while droughts appear to have had a modest impact on tropical tree growth in ...

Earth is no stranger to solar storms. Just this year we've been bombarded with storms, some so powerful they've triggered jaw-dropping auroras deep into mid-latitudes. Modern technology ensures that ...

When Iceland's Laki volcano erupted in 1783, its effects rippled around the world. Researchers have analyzed Alaskan tree rings to understand how climate responded in northwestern North America. The ...