New research revealed something both fascinating and deeply worrying: Sri Lanka's ancient refugia forests are now in serious ...

Some species of fig trees store calcium carbonate in their trunks—essentially turning themselves (partially) into stone, new ...

When scientists brushed aside the dusty soil in 2022 to reveal a saber-toothed skull, they had no idea it would upend ...

Sand Ridge State Forest in Forest City is Illinois’ best-kept natural secret, and frankly, it’s too extraordinary to stay ...

If you walk through a forest and look down, you might think you're stepping on dead leaves, twigs and soil. In reality, ...

A study of fossils from the Permian-Triassic extinction event 252 million years ago shows that forests in many parts of the world were wiped out, disrupting the carbon cycle and ensuring that Earth re ...

One genius gardener turned heads on Instagram with a zero-cost chop-and-drop technique that makes store-bought soil ...

A giant burrowing salamander fossil challenges assumptions about amphibian evolution in prehistoric Appalachia. A giant ...

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

Thick forest cover had concealed what lay beneath for generations. Previous surveys in the 1990s identified some raised garden beds covering about 23 acres, an impressive figure, but by no means ...

The civilization was known for sophisticated urban centers, ceremonial platforms, cliffside burial structures, and agricultural terraces. The regional chiefdom society also had a distinctive ...

The area was first rediscovered in the 1960s, and in the 1980s—the national park was officially founded in 1983—archaeological teams found 26 ancient structures.