Scientists have long relied on tree rings to learn about ancient solar storms—rare bursts of high-energy particles from the ...

There has been much global discussion about the best ways to manage Earth's forests in an era of climate change and more ...

A bizarre fossil called Prototaxites, which was the largest life-form on land 400 million years ago, may have been a completely unknown form of multicellular life, according to a new study.

John Seiler was strolling across Virginia Tech’s campus with his students Thursday morning when something stopped them in their tracks: a sweet cherry tree with an unusual jagged scar running along ...

Experts say trees do not explode but can crack loudly due to rapid temperature changes. This phenomenon, known as "frost cracking," occurs when tree sap freezes and expands. Young trees, thin-barked ...

Each year, for 55 years, the Wallace family have selflessly served their local community by lighting up Ipswich’s most famous tree for Christmas. Read about how and why they have preserved the special ...

Much of artificial intelligence (AI) in common use is dedicated to predicting people’s behavior. It tries to anticipate your next purchase, your next mouse-click, your next job move. But such ...

Kennedy reflects on his life, legacy and new memoir in a rare interview. Most justices were skeptical the state bans discriminate based on sex. Lower courts have ruled the bans violate civil rights ...

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The vision of human-level machine intelligence laid out by Alan Turing in the 1950s is now a reality. Eyes unclouded by dread or hype will help us to prepare for what comes next.