Thimmamma Marrimanu is a banyan tree that has survived multiple cyclones and persevered to witness half a millennium of human ...

A massive American elm tree that stood for generations on the lawn of the First Presbyterian Church 1793 in Washington took ...

Study reveals how human history—from Indigenous stewardship to colonization—shaped the genetic diversity of Brazil Nut trees ...

In the most comprehensive global analysis of genetic diversity ever undertaken, an international team of scientists has found that the genetic diversity is being lost across the globe but that ...

Electrical engineers have developed a better way to perform the comparative analysis of entire genomes. This approach can be used to study relationships between different species across geological ...

Across the tree of life, human activities are accelerating declines in biological species diversity, from deserts to oceans ...

Somewhere on the windswept coast of Washington lies an extraordinary gravity-defying spectacle, a rebellious little spruce known as ...

Scientists have long believed they understood how life’s genetic code evolved, but new research upends that assumption. By ...

One of the draws to Washington's Olympic National Park is an ancient Sitka spruce known as the Tree of Life that seems to defy gravity, clinging precariously to an eroding seaside bluff on Kalaloch ...

Defining the molecular building blocks of life provides a conceptual framework for biology that has the potential to enhance education and research by promoting the integration of knowledge.

The Wollemi Pine’s bark looks like bubbling chocolate—but its real secret? It’s a 200-million-year-old survivor from the age ...

Giant clams, some of the largest mollusks on Earth, have long fascinated scientists. These impressive creatures can grow up ...