The fossilized remains of Whitebark pine trees found beneath a melting ice patch in the Yellowstone region were once part of an ancient forest that thrived for centuries before disappearing ...

A 5900-year-old whitebark pine forest has been discovered due to the melting of alpine ice in the Rocky mountains. Scientists found more than 30 trees approximately 3100 metres above sea level ...

Seán Duke is the Science and Health Editor for Newsweek, based in Dublin, Ireland. He has 25 years of experience as a science journalist, and editor with The Irish Times, the Irish Independent ...