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The ponderosa pine is one of the most ubiquitous conifer species in western North America. In the American Southwest, winter snowmelt and summer rains play a critical role in ponderosa forests' survival, but the 23-year megadrought may have these semi-arid trees at the end of their rope, according to new research by UArizona scientists.

From Prometheus and Methuselah to trees in remote forests of China, these are the most ancient known trees on Earth.

Andrew Ellicott (A.E.) Douglass graduated from Trinity College in 1889 and eventually became known as the “father of dendrochronology.”

The oldest tree species in the world are the bristlecone pines with scientific name “Pinus Longaeva,” of Californias White Mountains, USA.

Ernie Cowan's weekly Outdoors column

For two weeks over the summer, students throughout the world have the opportunity to learn from one another at one of the largest stable isotope facilities in the country. In its second year at UNM, the Center for Stable Isotopes (CSI) hosted 54 students...

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

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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