Let’s explore these trees considered sacred in various cultures across the globe. In Norse mythology, Yggdrasil, the World Tree, is an Ash tree connecting the heavens, earth, and underworld.

How does this complex figure fit within Norse mythology and Viking belief ... and misty realm of Niflheim at the very base of the world tree Yggdrasil. There she was to rule over the underworld ...

The Norse goddess Idunn was charged with the special task of tending to the orchards of golden apples in Asgard. It was these magical fruits that gave the gods their eternal youth and vigor. When she ...

One of the most famous mythological trees is the world tree Yggdrasil, found in Norse mythology. This tree is described as a colossal ash tree (Fraxinus excelsior) which exists at the centre of the ...

A Norse-mythology themed meadery will open its doors in Northern Kentucky this weekend in the small city of Camp Springs. The Allfather's Meadery tasting room will focus solely on its honey ...

In Chile's ancient rainforest, the 'Gran Abuelo,' a 5,400-year-old tree, faces a new threat from a proposed highway. Scientists warn the road will increase the risk of wildfires and endanger the ...

The species is also one of the most climate-sensitive trees in the world. Each ring inside its trunk is a yearly weather record. Studying their rings allows researchers to reconstruct climate ...

Young South Korean Catholics planted hundreds of trees in a park as part of a preparatory campaign leading up to the next World Youth Day (WYD) to be held in the national capital Seoul. Approximately ...

One of two former friends on trial for cutting down the Sycamore Gap tree had a “fascination” with the tree and thought it would be “a good trophy,” his co-accused has told a court.

That reflector will receive data from the world's forests ... data on how much carbon the planet's estimated 1.5 trillion trees store and how much human activity can impact that storage, the ...

The annual ranking by The World’s 50 Best Beaches goes a little ... green hill peppered with cypress trees. In 18th place is Playa de Rodas, a gently curved beach about 700 metres long, located ...