Blue corn is an important food to the Navajo people. It’s the title of a new book of poems by Amber McCrary, "Blue Corn ...
In order to grow properly, trees need an adequate period of warmth during their growing seasons; otherwise, the cell walls [… ...
These rings are not just a visual anomaly but serve as natural archives of past cold summers. Researchers studying samples ...
Blue growth rings in woody plant stems indicate years when cells failed to lignify properly due to summers that were too cold ...
The scientists collected core samples from 25 Scots pine trees and stem discs from 54 juniper shrubs, creating paper-thin ...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A rare frigid storm charged through Texas and the northern Gulf Coast on Tuesday, blanketing New Orleans and Houston with snow that closed highways, grounded nearly all flights and ...
In Norway, scientists have found blue rings in trees that hint at how volcanic eruptions disrupted growth throughout history.
There may be times when even these easy-going evergreens do require a prune. When that need does arrive, knowing when and how ...
Volcanic eruptions and cold summers leave lasting marks in the wood of northern trees, unlocking the secrets of past climate extremes.
Trees need a certain number of warm days in their growing seasons to grow properly; otherwise, the cell walls of new growth ...