Figuring out family roots and heritage can be a daunting task, but there is help out there for those looking to see where their families came from and what legacy they can try to ...

Honora, a certified genealogist, is a New Orleans native and proud Louisiana Creole with roots dating back more than two ...

The planet's trees have seen plenty of history pass by their trunks. In fact, they began to populate Earth 385 million years ...

Using DNA-based predictions, researchers show how blight-resistant trees can retain the growth and forest role of the iconic American chestnut.

Imagine zooming out on a giant family tree that includes every bird you have ever seen. Ostriches sprint across open plains, ...

Duplicated genes that appear in every branch of the tree of life can provide us with insight into the evolution that occurred ...

In South Africa, paleontology has been dominated by white people. Lazarus Kgasi is changing that dynamic — and coloring in ...

Jan. 26 (UPI) --A Kenyan environmental activist broke a Guinness World Record by keeping her arms wrapped around the trunk of a tree for 72 consecutive hours. Truphena Muthoni, 22, earned the title ...

"Truphena Muthoni has set the record for longest marathon hugging a tree with an unbelievable total of 72 hours." In a statement on Monday, January 26, Guinness World Records described Muthoni's feat ...

The Global Biodiversity Standard (TGBS) is a certification scheme for forest restoration projects that show positive outcomes for biodiversity. Each assessment includes a field visit by experts from ...

Would you be able to recognize a champion tree if you saw one? If you recently visited Daviess County, maybe you already have. The world's largest known sassafras tree is located on one of Owensboro's ...

Trees are known for capturing carbon dioxide as they grow. But they also soak up other gases implicated in climate change through microbes in their bark. The tree bark microbes feast on hydrogen, ...