The remains of an ancient forest have been discovered in a popular hiking area of the Rocky Mountains. Surrounded by backcountry hiking trails, the Beartooth plateau is a frozen tundra that sits at ...
The Lunar New Year is a time for reflection and renewal, and visiting sacred temples is a cherished tradition for many Vietnamese seeking peace and good fortune.
During an ancient warm period, the trees had grown at an elevation above 10,000 feet – about 600 feet higher than where the trees now thrive. But cooler summers and volcanic eruptions in Iceland over ...
Population of ancient Greece, Men weighing merchandise, side B of an Attic black-figure amphora. Credit: Marie-Lan Nguyen Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.5 Estimating the population of ancient Greece is a ...
AOMORI — The Hakkoda Mountains in Aomori Prefecture are now guarded by soft rime, better known as snow monsters or ice trees. During the first three-day weekend of the year from Jan. 11 to 13, days ...
Ancient whitebark pine trees emerging from 5000-year-old ice patch in the Beartooth Mountains of Wyoming (photo credit: Daniel Stahle) Ancient whitebark pine trees emerging from 5000-year-old ice ...
Lake sediments from Germany also hint at drastically reduced sunlight around this time, while tree rings from Germany and the United States suggest several incidents of frost during growth seasons.