Mercury concentrations in fig trees could provide useful information about mining activity in the rainforest over time ...

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 ...

As the climate warms, drought conditions are intensifying in many parts of the world. The effects of hydrological drought on ...

Quebec tree rings dating back nearly 200 years indicate snowpack in the Gaspésie mountains has declined considerably in recent decades, Concordia University researchers suggest in a study that ...

Then, to separate the gold, miners will pour liquid mercury into the soil ... Tracking the mercury content in tree rings, the research suggests, can offer insight into mining operations over ...

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 ...