The redwood species contains the largest and tallest trees in the world. Sequoioideae (redwoods) is a subfamily of coniferous trees within the family Cupressaceae. and is the most common tree in ...

The country’s biggest tree – named Heaven Sword of the Da’an River – is a carbon-storing behemoth hosting whole neighbourhoods of wildlife. But this and other giant trees are under threat ...

Researchers have discovered East Asia's tallest known tree, an 84.1-meter Taiwania cypress nicknamed the "Heaven Sword of the ...

Secrets about how giant trees grew in reverse can be found in fossil imprints of their roots. Micro-CT scanning shows that the roots were growing tip-to-tail like shoots. Stigmaria (meaning "little ...

At the very northern tip of Croatia’s bizarre, moon-like island of Pag, near the ancient village of Lun, lies one of the Mediterranean’s most extraordinary natural treasures, the Lun olive groves.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Not many living organisms have been around long enough to ...

Waipoua Forest is on New Zealand’s North Island in the Northland and Bay of Islands region, near Dargaville and about 1 hour and 45 minutes south of Whangārei. It holds the largest remaining native ...

Deep in the heart of Sherwood Forest stood one of Britain's most treasured natural wonders. Known as the Major Oak, the ...

Lightning-sparked wildfires killed thousands of giant sequoias this year, leading to a staggering two-year death toll that accounts for up to nearly a fifth of Earth's largest trees, officials said ...

A giant ancient oak tree in the United Kingdom linked to the legend of Robin Hood has died, experts believe. The ...