As the flames crept closer, the staff of the Morris-Jumel Mansion, just off Harlem River Drive in Washington Heights, began to get worried. The historic estate-turned-museum is the oldest surviving ...

The rubber tree, scientifically known as Hevea brasiliensis, plays a crucial role in both ecosystems and human industry. Originating from the Amazon rainforest, this tree has become globally ...

The world’s largest tree has been rigorously dated for the first time, confirming it is at least 16,000 years old. Named Pando, the tree is a quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) with around ...

DNA samples from one of the world’s largest and oldest plants — a quaking aspen tree (Populus tremuloides) in Utah called Pando — have helped researchers to determine its age and revealed ...

CLIMATEWIRE | More than a third of the world’s tree species are at risk of extinction, according to findings by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The group said that its first ...

An assessment from the International Union for Conservation of Nature paints a grim picture of the extinction risk of the world’s trees Sarah Kuta Daily Correspondent At least 16,425 of the ...