New research reveals that shifts in plant life played a key role in speeding up major climate changes during the late Miocene ...

An ancient bristlecone pine hidden in California’s White Mountains may be the oldest living tree on Earth—and its story ...

Thick bark protects their trunks and their canopies tend to be too high for flames to reach. But climate change is making the ...

Imagine standing in the silent presence of a living being that has witnessed the rise and fall of empires, the birth of ...

Rice is a staple food for billions of people around the planet, but a new study suggests climate change may increase arsenic levels contained within the grain. Rice is a staple food for more than ...

The couple purchased the 1920s weatherboard for $670,000 in 2020 and spent two years transforming it, before selling last weekend for $585,000 more than they paid. And while the windfall helped ...

which can't see most small trees. What science does is help us understand how the world functions. In this case, where you see the impacts of climate change most dramatically are at high ...

Recent studies from two long-running planted forest experiments in China and Panama find that increasing tree diversity in reforestation efforts can boost resilience in the face of climate change ...

The landscape of Royal Deeside is being restored by a charity to help tackle climate change. The River Dee Trust has pledged to plant a million trees to provide shade and has now reached half of its ...

The Anglican Diocese of the Upper Shire (ADUS) has taken a significant step in combating the effects of climate change by championing tree planting in Zomba. Led by its Bishop, William Mchombo, the ...

For some of its residents however, the beauty of the location is being overshadowed by a long-standing issue that’s becoming increasingly difficult to ignore—a tree whose invasive roots are ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...