Discoveries within these New York forests place them each at more than 380 million years old, making them the oldest known ...

The Cairo Fossil Forest is the second oldest in the world. These forests mark a turning point in Earth's history because they ...

The planet's trees have seen plenty of history pass by their trunks. In fact, they began to populate Earth 385 million years ago, toward the end of the Devonian period. Considered living historical ...

Maria Branyas Morera was the oldest person in the world when she died. Scientists analysed her genes, metabolism and more ...

Las Pilitas, one of the state's oldest and most respected native plant nurseries, is in the Central Coast, but half of its ...

American architect Jeanne Gang has designed a bottle wrapped in bronze branches for the Gordon & MacPhail 85 Years Old from ...

A new study offers clues about what made Maria Branyas Morera exceptional — and what it could mean for the rest of us.

NEW YORK — Scientists have discovered what’s thought to be the oldest known mummies in the world in southeastern Asia dating ...

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If you love figs, you may have heard some unsettling lore about them: that every fig hides a wasp, because these insects need ...

Normally, as people age, gut microbiomes lose diversity – the variety of microbial species – and beneficial microbes such as ...

For travelers who are interested in foraging or simply growing food from the land, a visit to Pennsylvania's historic "food forest" near Philly is a must.