Assessing the age of a living tree is straightforward ... like Methuselah are more challenging to count, because the trunks are so distorted that new rings may form at right angles to ones formed ...

Mercury concentrations in fig trees could provide useful information about mining activity in the rainforest over time ...

Few know where the oldest tree in the world is – the Forest Service doesn't reveal the exact location to protect it. Here's ...

Wild fig tree rings offer a cheap method for tracking toxic atmospheric mercury, a byproduct of gold mining in the Global South, according to a new study.