Tree rings serve as a natural archive detailing past environmental conditions and events. Scientists use these annual growth ...

Prescribed burns are common tools for land managers, but researchers say Indigenous burning went beyond that, using fire as a land stewardship tool to care for the environment. Tree rings are ...

As the 2026 hurricane season proceeds and a strong El Niño disrupts weather patterns around the globe, the world’s trees will be keeping records. Tree scientists say the evidence tree rings store ...