Kate Middleton is always switching up her jewelry, even her engagement ring. Ever since she swapped the family heirloom for an eternity band (and then changed it back again), I’ve developed a habit of ...

Taken from a tree in Norway, this stained tree sample shows a blue ring from 1902. (Credit: Pawel Matulewski and Liliana Siekacz) Human skin isn't the only thing that can change color after facing the ...

Scientists have discovered that peculiar "blue rings" in wood samples reveal the aftermath of chilling volcanic eruptions that disrupted growing seasons over a century ago. When summers turn ...

Overall, only 2.1% of the pine trees' rings and 1.3% of the juniper shrubs' rings were blue; the cells which hadn't lignified properly were mainly found at the end of growth rings, in latewood ...

In Norway, scientists have found blue rings in trees that hint at how volcanic eruptions disrupted growth throughout history. Credits: Credits: Havardtl, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Scientists ...