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Aspen Trees In Yellowstone Are Flourishing For the First Time In 80 Years — Thanks To Gray Wolves

The reintroduction of gray wolves to Yellowstone National Park in 1995 led to a decrease in the elk population, which has now allowed young aspen saplings to grow before they are eaten.

By Ainsley Brown • Jul 29, 2025

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Aspen Trees In Yellowstone Are Flourishing For the First Time In 80 Years — Thanks To Gray Wolves

The reintroduction of gray wolves to Yellowstone National Park in 1995 led to a decrease in the elk population, which has now allowed young aspen saplings to grow before they are eaten.

By Ainsley Brown • July 29, 2025

This Tropical Tree In Panama Uses Lightning To Kill Off Competing Trees

The Dipteryx oleifera tree in Panama is uniquely equipped to withstand and even benefit from direct lightning strikes.

By Amber Morgan • Apr 8, 2025

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This Tropical Tree In Panama Uses Lightning To Kill Off Competing Trees

The Dipteryx oleifera tree in Panama is uniquely equipped to withstand and even benefit from direct lightning strikes.

By Amber Morgan • April 8, 2025

The Surprising Origins Of Christmas Trees And How They’ve Transformed Over The Centuries

From their roots in ancient pagan celebrations of the winter solstice to their ban in colonial America, the history of the Christmas tree is longer and more complicated than most people realize.

By Cara Johnson • Nov 20, 2022

The Surprising Origins Of Christmas Trees And How They’ve Transformed Over The Centuries

From their roots in ancient pagan celebrations of the winter solstice to their ban in colonial America, the history of the Christmas tree is longer and more complicated than most people realize.

By Cara Johnson • November 20, 2022

Inside The Pando Tree Colony, Utah’s 13-Million-Pound Behemoth

Also known as the trembling giant, the enormous clonal colony of quaking aspen trees named Pando stands as one of the largest living things on planet Earth.

By William DeLong • Jul 3, 2022

Inside The Pando Tree Colony, Utah’s 13-Million-Pound Behemoth

Also known as the trembling giant, the enormous clonal colony of quaking aspen trees named Pando stands as one of the largest living things on planet Earth.

By William DeLong • July 3, 2022

Inside The BBC’s Legendary ‘Spaghetti Tree’ Hoax — And How It Fooled Hundreds Of People

On April Fools’ Day 1957, BBC viewers watched a program about a "spaghetti tree" in Switzerland, and many were so convinced it was real that they wanted to grow their own.

By Katie Serena • Dec 7, 2021

Inside The BBC’s Legendary ‘Spaghetti Tree’ Hoax — And How It Fooled Hundreds Of People

On April Fools’ Day 1957, BBC viewers watched a program about a "spaghetti tree" in Switzerland, and many were so convinced it was real that they wanted to grow their own.

By Katie Serena • December 7, 2021

Discover The Gympie-Gympie, The ‘Suicide Plant’ Hidden In The Australian Rainforest

Though it's covered in a layer of downy fuzz, the "hairs" of the gympie-gympie plant deliver a sting so toxic that the pain can last for years.

By Leah Silverman • Apr 6, 2021

Discover The Gympie-Gympie, The ‘Suicide Plant’ Hidden In The Australian Rainforest

Though it's covered in a layer of downy fuzz, the "hairs" of the gympie-gympie plant deliver a sting so toxic that the pain can last for years.

By Leah Silverman • April 6, 2021

Peru To Plant 1 Million Trees Around Machu Picchu To Protect It From Environmental Disaster

The trees will help protect the site from mudslides in the winter, fires in the summer, and will provide necessary habitat for local flora and fauna.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jan 15, 2020

Peru To Plant 1 Million Trees Around Machu Picchu To Protect It From Environmental Disaster

The trees will help protect the site from mudslides in the winter, fires in the summer, and will provide necessary habitat for local flora and fauna.

By Marco Margaritoff • January 15, 2020

This Week In History News, Dec. 29 – Jan. 4

World's oldest-known fossil forest found, 1,200-year-old "piggy bank" dug up in Israel, ancient Mayan palace uncovered.

By All That's Interesting • Jan 3, 2020

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This Week In History News, Dec. 29 – Jan. 4

World's oldest-known fossil forest found, 1,200-year-old "piggy bank" dug up in Israel, ancient Mayan palace uncovered.

By All That's Interesting • January 3, 2020

Ethiopia Sets Tree-Planting Record With 353 Million Seedlings In Just 12 Hours

"Besides planting trees, besides coming together to do something good for our country, it was a national unity. Everywhere, everyone was doing it - starting from very young age to the older age."

By Natasha Ishak • Aug 6, 2019

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Ethiopia Sets Tree-Planting Record With 353 Million Seedlings In Just 12 Hours

"Besides planting trees, besides coming together to do something good for our country, it was a national unity. Everywhere, everyone was doing it - starting from very young age to the older age."

By Natasha Ishak • August 6, 2019

Meet California’s Methuselah Tree, The Oldest Tree In The World

The Methuselah tree is so well protected as the oldest tree in the world that its location has remained unknown to the public since its discovery in 1957.

By Katie Serena • May 13, 2019

Meet California’s Methuselah Tree, The Oldest Tree In The World

The Methuselah tree is so well protected as the oldest tree in the world that its location has remained unknown to the public since its discovery in 1957.

By Katie Serena • May 13, 2019