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Mystery as Africa's oldest trees suddenly die
6-12-2018 |
13
Several of the trees, which date back thousands of years, have abruptly died off within the last decade.
Dinosaur asteroid wiped out most bird species
5-26-2018 | 5
According to a new study, only a few select bird species survived the asteroid strike that wiped out the dinosaurs.
Glowing trees could replace street lights
VIDEO 12-16-2017 | 19
By embedding nanoparticles in leaves, scientists at MIT have created plants that glow in the dark.
Mystery surrounds poisoned trees in Norfolk
10-23-2017 | 5
Authorities have been investigating a recent 'attack' on a number of protected 200-year-old trees.
Eden Project UFO revealed as publicity stunt
7-25-2017 | 16
Videos and pictures of an alleged UFO over Cornwall have turned out to be part of a promotional exercise.
What is the oldest living thing on Earth ?
6-12-2017 | 24
When it comes to extremely long-lived life forms, trees and plants beat animals hands down every time.
Poland's Crooked Forest remains a mystery
4-2-2017 | 17
Experts are no closer to determining why the trees outside Gryfino, Poland are all bent out of shape.
'Mystery gardener' plants trees after dark
3-24-2017 | 21
An unknown individual in Stevenage, UK has been planting trees on a town green under cover of darkness.
Earth was once covered in giant mushrooms
VIDEO 3-22-2017 | 9
Back when the tallest trees were only a few feet high, huge towers of fungus grew in excess of 8 meters.
Mysterious earthworks found in the Amazon
2-7-2017 | 12
More than 450 large geometrical geoglyphs have been discovered in areas cleared by deforestation.
Mystery surrounds felling of 200 beech trees
1-23-2017 | 43
Authorities in Wales are attempting to work out who chopped down hundreds of beech trees near Caerphilly.
'Winged creature' photograph has gone viral
1-5-2017 | 133
An image of what has been described as a 'winged demon' has been uploaded by a user on Facebook.
World's tallest tropical tree discovered
11-15-2016 | 6
A tree measuring a whopping 309ft tall has been identified alongside 49 other runners-up in Borneo.
Amazon tree discoveries will take 300 years
7-13-2016 | 6
It turns out that it will take centuries for scientists to discover all the different species of trees.
Trees may actually 'sleep' during the night
5-19-2016 | 17
For the first time, trees have been observed undergoing changes at night that can be likened to sleep.
Australia's early lions hunted from trees
2-16-2016 | 8
A species of prehistoric marsupial lion was able to climb up trees and ambush its prey from above.
5,000-year-old tree undergoes a sex change
VIDEO 11-6-2015 | 15
Something unusual seems to be happening to the famed Fortingall Yew - one of the oldest trees in Europe.
Drones could plant one billion trees a year
VIDEO 10-6-2015 | 25
A new UK-based startup company has an ambitious plan to automate the process of planting trees.
There are still three trillion trees on Earth
9-3-2015 | 28
The number of trees left in all the forests on Earth is now believed to measure in the trillions.
'Island of dolls' is the stuff of nightmares
8-5-2015 | 18
A remote area of woodland in Mexico is home to thousands of mutilated dolls hanging up in trees.
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