A study of over 275 violins suggests that Antonio Stradivari used wood from high-altitude forests in northern Italy to craft ...

Most people are familiar with the notion that "tree rings" — the concentric bands visible on a cross-section of a tree's trunk — serve as an indicator of a tree's age. Researchers at the University of ...

A new study leveraging 20,000 tree-ring records and nearly 150 scientists' contributions from across the globe shows that, while droughts appear to have had a modest impact on tropical tree growth in ...

A new UA study uses tree-ring data to reconstruct Colorado River flows over the past 500 years. The study could have a significant impact on water use in the West and further emphasizes the need for ...

There’s no precedent in at least five centuries for how hot and dry the West has been in the last two decades, new research asserts using analysis of tree rings. The study, published in late January, ...

The broiling summer of 2023 was the hottest in the Northern Hemisphere in more than 2,000 years, a new study found. When the temperatures spiked last year, numerous weather agencies said it was the ...

TUESDAY, Dec. 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Trees don’t just clean the air, they also keep a quiet record of the past. New research suggests that tree rings may help scientists uncover missing pieces of ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — What do trees and fish have in common? It’s an important question the University of Arizona is answering. The school’s Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research (LTRR) is the world’s ...

The current Western megadrought is unlike any other dry period the region has experienced over the past 500 years. That’s according to a new study in which scientists looked at tree rings to track ...