Analysis: a time capsule recording past environmental conditions, tree rings allow us see how trees might respond to future climate change The rings of a tree are like a time capsule recording past ...

We have a natural fascination with time – how landscapes have been carved over millennia, how our bodies grow and sag with age, how the stars traverse the sky each night. Scientists probe the layers ...

In 1896, Swedish chemist Svante Arrhenius made a prescient calculation that showed the vast quantities of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere by burning coal and other fossil fuels would ...

Sunlight filters through the canopy of pines, holly, sweet gum, and red maple while bird calls echo in the distance. These coastal forests may seem like others in the Mid-Atlantic, but a hidden ...

A composite image showing a tree ring and flames - UQ researchers used tree ring data to model the global carbon cycle to challenge the common theory about Miyake Events. What is a “Miyake Event?” ...

The violent history of the Sun may be recorded beneath the quiet boughs of Earth’s forests — if scientists can figure out how to interpret it. Scientists have known for a decade that certain tree ...

An international research team led by marine biologist Prof. Dr. Maren Ziegler from Justus Liebig University Giessen (JU) has ...

A new study has shed new light on a mysterious, unpredictable and potentially devastating kind of astrophysical event. A University of Queensland study has shed new light on a mysterious, ...

Astronomical data hidden in cedars and pines reflects a handful of potentially devastating events, and suggests we may be overdue for the next one. Eric Mack has been a CNET contributor since 2011.

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Queensland researchers have used modern mathematical models to chart enormous radiation storms written in the rings of ancient trees.