Pine rings record a sharp rise in rainfall intensity and volatility, showing modern extremes exceed patterns seen over the past 500 years.

An ancient forest, home to trees older than the Egyptian pyramids, survives in one of California's most harsh and unforgiving environments.

More than 8,000 flights across the U.S. set to take off over the weekend have been canceled as a major storm expected to ...

More than 500 crews are working around the clock as some neighborhoods may wait until weekend for power restoration.

American chestnut trees, deemed functionally extinct decades ago, may already be mounting a quiet comeback in the northern ...

Seaweed bathing in Ireland, a trek through Africa’s first designated wilderness quiet park—we asked National Geographic staff ...

One of North America’s richest ecosystems, sustained and shaped by Native peoples before European contact, nearly disappeared ...

Nevada was once home to Prometheus, an ancient bristlecone pine that was also the oldest living organism on the planet. Then ...

Long before dinosaurs, Earth’s forests were ruled by a many-legged giant. Here’s why this millipede’s size still challenges ...

The spiky desert succulents typically blossom beginning in late February. But this season, many started growing flowers up to ...

Redwoods in California’s coastal mountains get more of the glory including being the official state tree. But redwoods are ...