Assessing the age of a living tree is straightforward enough—just extract a core from the tree's circular trunk and count the number of lines in the core formed by the tree's annual growth rings.

Have you ever spotted a strange ring of grass in your yard? Maybe it's dead or unusually lush? Well, there's an interesting reason behind this!

A study of tree rings in the Gaspésie’s Sainte-Anne River area reveals that snowpacks have been declining noticeably in the ...

Tree rings can reveal more than just a tree's age. The basis of dendrochronology lies in a tree's unique pattern of growth rings. The rings form a kind of fingerprint—actually, with its ...