But there's much more information to be gleaned from growth rings than simply a tree's age. This information comes to us through the science of dendrochronology. Tree rings can reveal more than ...

In the frigid landscapes of northern Norway, an unusual phenomenon etched into the rings of trees and shrubs has offered a glimpse into the Earth's climatic history. Scientists have discovered ...

Well, tree-ring dating, or dendrochronology, can be this precise, and even more so. Dendrochronologists showed that an ancient wooden road uncovered in southwestern England not only was built in ...