A tree that seems to defy gravity on a seaside bluff in Washington’s rugged Olympic National Park took a heavy hit in storms that recently pummeled the coast and might be in danger of falling in the ...

For five years, they waded through tides of healing and commemoration. A monthslong trial that was punctuated with a death sentence and reopened old wounds. Hundreds of Shabbat services led in ...

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Many who have visited the tree over the years have posted photos on social media alongside musings about the tree as a sign of hope, a symbol of nature’s resiliency and an inspiration to stand strong ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A towering ponderosa pine discovered in the center of Chaco Canyon in New Mexico, known as the ...

In 1837, Charles Darwin scribbled a simple tree in a notebook and scrawled above it, “I think.” That little doodle represented a big idea: that species were descended from common ancestors. They ...

Beach visitors pose with the “Tree of Life” on Kalaloch Beach in Olympic National Park before the tree sank during storms in early 2025. Mathew Nichols Photography Courtesy A tree that seems to defy ...

All species on Earth, both living and extinct, are related. We know this because of a biological tool called the tree of life. This "tree" takes the form of a diagram that maps the relationships ...