Scientists have used clues locked into tree rings to reveal major changes in the Amazon's rainfall cycle over the last 40 years: wet seasons are getting wetter and dry seasons drier.

Tree Rings Bear Witness to Illegal Gold Mining Operations in the Amazon, New Study Finds Mercury concentrations in fig trees could provide useful information about mining activity in the ...

New research has found that some tropical trees in the Peruvian Amazon can be used to monitor mercury pollution from gold mining, offering an alternative to expensive air monitors. Roughly 16 ...

A study of tree rings in the Gaspésie’s Sainte-Anne River area reveals that snowpacks have been declining noticeably in the region’s mountains for nearly nine decades. The researchers say the ...

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Douglass was an astronomer who initially investigated tree-rings in an attempt to correlate tree growth with a 300-year record of sunspot activity.

University of Arizona researchers find evidence of a colossal ancient solar storm in tree rings, revealing clues about past space weather and its potential impact.

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By analyzing the wood of living pine trees near a ski resort, scientists found evidence of dozens of large avalanches that struck the area over two centuries.