While exploring deep in a remote forest in China, I came across a surprising piece of forgotten history — an abandoned World War II airplane. This mysterious relic raises questions about the past and ...

Trees are essential to life on Earth. They support ecosystems, store carbon, provide clean water, improve our health, and ...

New Zealand is the last place you'd expect to see California redwoods, but this forest boasts leafy giants along with an epic ...

World Giraffe Day 2025 reminds us that giraffes are in danger. They’re vanishing quietly. We must act now to protect them.

Redwood Giants: Coast redwoods are the tallest tree species in the world. They can live for over 2,000 years. Grows in Special Conditions: These trees need lots of rain, fog, ...

Not quite as high up as the world’s tallest tree, sure, but definitely pretty notable. It’s fairly chonky too, with the trunk measuring anywhere up to 2.7 meters (8.9 feet) in diameter. This ...

The man in charge of the tallest tree in Edinburgh said he is "devastated" it has been felled by Storm Éowyn - 166 years after it was planted during a visit by Queen Victoria's eldest son, Albert ...

Their limited populations sometimes only live in one specific area – and for the world's rarest insect, this is a small, uninhabited sea stack in the Pacific Ocean. Meet the tree lobster.

The Douglas fir is the second-tallest tree species in the world, according to the National Park Service. The species holding the No. 1 spot is the coastal redwood.

He was one of two discoverers of the world’s tallest tree in 2006 (called Hyperion, at 380 feet tall), as well as the second- and third-tallest trees in California’s Redwood National and State ...

Hyperion: World's Tallest Living Tree. Image: X/@ToK_ScienceTree. 24 October 2024. Hyperion is a coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), a species known for its immense height and longevity.

On an overcast day in May 2022, a group of men climbed to the top of Hyperion, a 380-foot tree that is currently the tallest in the world. When their leader, Simeon Balsam, reached the crown, he ...