A melting ice patch in the Rocky Mountains uncovered an ancient forest, and these trees have stories to tell about dynamic landscapes and climate change ...

There is a huge beetle problem in the Rocky Mountains. The official declaration of what the mountain pine beetles are doing is a "catastrophic" killing off of trees. While foresters and others try ...

Over 30 trees are estimated to have been found by ... This isn't the first discovery researchers have unearthed from Rocky mountain ice patches. Previously, "fragments of wooden shafts used ...

Scientists have uncovered ancient whitebark pine trees preserved for almost 6,000 years in Wyoming's Rocky Mountains. This discovery offers crucial insights into historical climate patterns and ...

Researchers from Montana State University discovered a 10,000-year-old ancient forest that holds valuable information about climate change.

Trees dating back almost 6000 years have come to scientists' attention due to ice melting in the Rocky mountains, offering a "time capsule" into the past ...

MILLCREEK, Utah — A Millcreek substation once hidden from view can now be seen and heard by residents as Rocky Mountain Power removes trees around the neighborhood electrical facility.

During an ancient warm period, the trees had grown at an elevation above ... of the U.S. Geological Survey’s Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center in Bozeman, and his colleagues recently ...

including Rocky Mountain National Park. Climate change is facilitating the spread of invasive grasses in the park as well as pine bark beetles, which are killing millions of trees. These changes, ...

The trees revealed by the melting Rocky Mountain ice patch look "like trees that you would see up in a windswept area," McWethy said — missing their bark but otherwise pristine. Until now ...