The study is the culmination of multiple surveys carried out across southern Africa since 2005. While using radio carbon dating to investigate the age and structure of trees in Zimbabwe, Namibia, ...

The tonka bean tree, scientifically known as Dipteryx oleifera, has developed the ability to not only survive strikes but also to transfer the electricity from lightning to its “enemies” and the ...

The newly described evergreen tree is now thought to belong to the Tessmannia genus, which includes about a dozen other ...

Anywhere between 1,000 and 5,000 years old in age, here are some of the oldest trees in the world that have stood tall against the test of time.

It might be only a matter of time before they're all gone. Research released Friday indicates that the world's oldest trees are dying at an alarming rate. "It is a very, very disturbing trend ...