Humans may desire immortality, but it is trees that are garnering more success in this pursuit. One of them is now nearly five centuries old, having witnessed all the ups and downs of multiple ...

A few things on this planet are old enough to make history books look recent, and that includes some living trees that have weathered through tons of challenges. Scientists have dated them, and locals ...

The festive White House Christmas Tree in Washington, DC. The theme for this year's holiday decorations is “Season of Peace and Light.” Photo by Anna Moneymaker. From the “most famous” (a disputed ...

In August of this year, three researchers made a stunning discovery: The world’s largest sugar pine, by volume, was in Yosemite National Park. The discovery marked the end of a four-decade journey, ...

NO FEES UNLESS WE WIN. IT’S 1123. THE WORLD’S TALLEST GLASS CHRISTMAS TREE IS COMING BACK TO WISCONSIN. THE TREE WILL GO UP AT YERKES OBSERVATORY IN WILLIAMS BAY. THAT’S ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF ...

RENTELN, Germany (WTOC) - A German family has broken the world record for the largest number of decorated Christmas trees in one place. The Jeromin family in Renteln achieved the record by filling ...

It was a slow ascent: I needed to check for wasps, snakes and scorpions I was born in Tawau, a Malaysian city on the island of Borneo, and grew up around logging camps – my dad worked in the industry.