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Federal land managers are drafting new definitions for different types of forests, which could help protect Colorado’s most aged trees.

Fire seasons in the Western U.S. are threatening the survival of forests that have adapted over thousands of years to withstand regular burns.

A local scientist may have found the world’s oldest tree.

Climate change and wildfires are transforming ecosystems faster than ever. What will it mean for southwestern forests?

Methuselah, a bristlecone pine in Californias Inyo National Forest, has been regarded as the world’s oldest living tree. Now, a scientist using a new method to calculate tree age claims hes found an even older one.

Climate change and wildfires are transforming ecosystems faster than ever. What will it mean for southwestern forests?

Climate change and wildfires are transforming ecosystems faster than ever. What will it mean for southwestern forests?

Researchers have long debated the exact date of the Thera volcanic eruption. New research gets scientists closer to an answer than ever before.

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Tree-ring, ice core and volcano experts teamed up to identify one of the most climatically impactful volcanic eruptions in 4,000 years – Aniakchak II. In the process, they narrowed down potential dates for the infamous Thera eruption.