A simple blue stain could force trees into giving up their memories of cold summers and volcanic winters, a recent study ...

After slicing and staining their samples, the researchers then slid them under a microscope to measure their growth rings, as well as their blue rings. All told, the researchers found that around 84 ...

Buchwal's team analyzed samples from 25 Scots pine trees and 54 juniper shrubs, staining and photographing their growth rings under a microscope. The study revealed that blue rings were more ...

This staining technique makes it easy to identify areas where ... temperatures fell below specific thresholds – 5.3°C in June or 7.6°C in August. Pine trees showed blue rings in 2.1% of their total ...

The team cross-sectioned and stained these samples ... "In the case of pine trees in boreal regions, blue rings have the potential to weaken the tree, making it more susceptible to mechanical ...

Moore said they are cutting the trees down because they were killed by pine beetles. “Blue stain in the tree is a clear indication that this tree had a mountain pine beetle,” said Moore.

This is certainly one of the most beautiful places on earth, I thought, sitting on the beach at Hale Lake in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. It was midnight and I was staring at the moon set in a clear ...

The genome of the fungus that helps mountain pine beetles infect and kill lodgepole pines has been decoded in a University of British Columbia study. Also known as blue stain fungus for the stain it ...

One of Gater's favorite IKEA pieces to use in her rental transformations (and even in her own home) is a pull-out shoe ...

This charming town in southwest Georgia is where Old World elegance meets Southern hospitality. The Thomasville Rose Garden ...