A professor's casual hike in the High Sierra turned into a new elevation record for California's highest tree, the Jeffrey pine, which wasn't formerly known to grow at extreme elevations.

The Jeffrey pine, one of the iconic trees of the Sierra Nevada, appears to have eclipsed other pines to become the ...

Scientist finds Jeffrey pine trees at record mountain heights, suggesting climate-driven shifts in Sierra Nevada.

Iran's folded rocks are a colorful formation that is part of the Greater Caucasus mountains, which formed when the Eurasian tectonic plate collided with the Arabian plate millions of years ago.

The life of a 166-million-year-old reptile has been turned upside down. While Marmoretta oxoniensis was believed to have swum ...

Do you recommend rock garden plants? We were in West Seattle and the rock retaining walls seem to be filled with bright, low-growing flowers. I was told that rock garden plants are perennial and ...

This isn’t just any highway – it’s a winding storyteller that narrates Indiana’s diverse personality through limestone bluffs ...

Climate’s role: Global warming is one of several factors producing more severe flooding worldwide. Whether climate change affects tornado formation is less clear.

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Firefighters continue to battle the Table Rock and Persimmon Ridge fires in North Carolina and South Carolina. Residents can track the fires using an interactive map and view live footage from ...