The Amazon rainforest, known as the “lungs of the Earth,” absorbs carbon dioxide and releases oxygen. Surprisingly, instead ...

Scientists found that climate change has been increasing the size of larger trees in the Amazon by about 3 percent per decade over the past three decades.

"We're not seeing signs of them dying off," one of the study's lead authors told NBC News. "They are increasing in size and ...

Trekking through the hills is one thing, but would you ever go camping in a lakeside ghost town? Head to Southern California ...

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Struck by lightning during a roaring thunderstorm 10 years ago, an ancient pine tree in Bolivia’s capital of La Paz is thriving.

The Cairo Fossil Forest is the second oldest in the world. These forests mark a turning point in Earth's history because they changed the composition of the atmosphere, scientists say.

Asteroid ‘Families’ Reveal Hidden Histories and Impact Risks across the Solar System ...

When Gus was just a sapling 1,000 years ago, there were an estimated 250 million people on Earth, far less than today’s 6.8 ...

What if I told you that some of the largest, heaviest animals on Earth are also surprisingly agile in the treetops? Picture a bear, hundreds of pounds of muscle and fur, suddenly scampering up a tree ...

Seven ceramic funerary urns were found beneath the roots of a toppled tree in a remote floodplain of the Brazilian Amazon, according to a report. The largest measured nearly 3 feet across and weighed ...

JENNINGS COUNTY, Ind. — One southern Indiana family truly has one of the largest trees in the nation. Richard and Kris Schepman’s family farm, located outside of Crothersville, is home to a swamp ...