Through meticulous study, researchers have mapped out the world's oldest forest, tree by tree, in this area—an ancient forest that predates the famous Gilboa fossil forest by two million years.

The discovery of a 385-million-year-old forest in Cairo, New York, has stunned the world – but visitors to the region have been able to see rare and ancient fossil forests for more than a century.

Ancient fossils reveal how woodless trees got so big: by continuously ripping apart their xylem and knitting it back together. Shawna was an editor at The Scientist from 2017 through 2022. She holds a ...

“My soul is alive," shared freed hostage Daniella Gilboa, along with a series of photos taken after her release from Hamas captivity in an Instagram post on Monday. "Here are pictures from this ...