A study of over 275 violins suggests that Antonio Stradivari used wood from high-altitude forests in northern Italy to craft ...

For those who can read them, tree rings offer a glimpse into the past. Christopher Roos is one of those people, and he’s using them to shed light on a story that reveals how Western Apache tribes have ...

The centuries-old mystery over what went into building Antonio Stradivari's best violins may be narrowing to a single Alpine ...

The broiling summer of 2023 was the hottest in the Northern Hemisphere in more than 2,000 years, a new study found. When the temperatures spiked last year, numerous weather agencies said it was the ...

An enormous solar storm that occurred 7,000 years ago has helped archaeologists to date an ancient settlement in northern Greece. A spike in radiocarbon was spotted in the wood from which these ...

A photo of a shipwreck, buried in silt for centuries and containing cargo in unbroken ceramic vessels, drew the only gasps at a recent seminar on the archaeology of the Mediterranean at the University ...

Unlike other representations of William Shakespeare, Steven’s portrait was painted on wood panels rather than canvas. Researchers were able to pinpoint when the painting was made with dendrochronology ...

As the climate warms, drought conditions are intensifying in many parts of the world. The effects of hydrological drought on water levels in rivers and other waterways are especially crucial to ...

Tree trunks are more than just wood—they’re living records of everything a tree’s been through. From growth spurts to natural disasters, tree rings and dark lines inside trunks reveal secrets that are ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Frank the tree, a bur oak that has stood for more than 250 years as one of Missouri’s oldest, is being removed this month due to damage from fungal infection. The hardy bur ...