Deusdedit Ruhangariyo ICT Around the World: Tree rings show mercury pollution from Peru's illegal mining, Air New Zealand ...

Mercury pollution in the Amazon is caused by gold mining. Discover how tree core samples identify the concentration and spread of this toxin.

The latest addition to Lego's collector-focused Lord of the Rings line takes us to the home of the Hobbits—but maybe it ...

For hundreds of years, the Amazon has been exploited for its gold. Today, the precious metal is just as sought after, but the ...

Researchers believe they have identified a network of spies to help combat illegal gold mining operations in the Amazon ...

“I think it’s a really promising tool,” she said. Banner image: A cross section of a tree showing its annual growth rings. Image by Bill Kasman via Flickr (Public domain).

Boys & Girls Club of Southeast Alabama is celebrating 30 years with a 'Wine, Dine, and Auction' fundraiser. Mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies continue to warm temperatures close to the lower 90s to ...

After a blockbuster March, Lego is once again having a bit of a quiet season coming into April… but a small number of releases doesn’t make them any less major, as almost everything dropping this ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Columbus Division of Fire rescued at least one person from a home in east Columbus after a tree fell on it due to severe storms that surged through central Ohio Sunday night.

To track annual rainfall, dendrologists — scientists who study trees — examine the width of a tree's annual growth rings. If a tree is under stress from low precipitation and high temperatures, which ...

To track annual rainfall, dendrologists — scientists who study trees — examine the width of a tree's annual growth rings. If a tree is under stress from low precipitation and high temperatures, which ...

Furthermore, the annual average temperatures for the second and third area ... which correlates with the most significant negative relationship between tree ring width chronologies and temperature ...