Once these species are gone, they're gone. Researchers make alarming discovery about ancient forests isolated during Ice Ages ...

Researchers discover a fossilized forest in the Falkland Islands that flourished millions of years ago, revealing drastic ...

This ancient soil buried deep in the forest might just be our greatest hope for the future. By Darren Orf Published: Aug 09, 2024 11:12 AM EDT. David Wall // Getty Images.

Analyzing an ancient forest. The tree remains proved too old for radiocarbon dating, which can determine the age of organic matter up to 50,000 years old.

For all its plant and animal life aboveground, the Amazon rainforest’s soils are surprisingly poor in nutrients necessary for growing food. Thousands of years ago, the region’s Indigenous ...