The annual competition for professional and amateur astrophotographers released its shortlisted images, which capture the ...

Behold! The 2025 ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year Awards shortlist has been released, showcasing a spectacular array of ...

A dragon blood's tree overlooks a natural infinity pool within Homhil Protected Area. Without intervention, scientists like Van Damme warn these trees could disappear within a few centuries ...

These surreal trees survived for centuries. Scientists worry for their future The dragon's blood tree is more than a botanical curiosity: It’s a pillar of Socotra’s ecosystem. The umbrella ...

Ecotourism guide Sami Mubarak poses for a portrait beneath an ailing dragon’s blood tree on the Yemeni island of Socotra, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag) ...

The sun rises between the umbrella-shaped branches of a dragon’s blood tree, casting golden light over the alien-like landscape of Socotra. The tree’s red sap, once prized as a natural ...

Dragon’s blood trees grow in one place on Earth. Climate change and goats threaten their survival A dragon blood's tree sits above a canyon on the Yemeni island of Socotra.

Increasingly severe cyclones, grazing by invasive goats, and persistent turmoil in Yemen have threatened the survival of the country's iconic dragon's blood tree.

A dragon blood's tree sits above a canyon on the Yemeni island of Socotra on September 18, 2024.

On a windswept plateau high above the Arabian Sea, Sena Keybani cradles a sapling that barely reaches her ankle. The young plant, protected by a makeshift fence of wood and wire, is a kind of dragon’s ...

The Dragon Blood Tree, native to the remote Socotra Island in Yemen, is one of the rarest and most unique trees on Earth. With its striking umbrella-shaped canopy and deep red sap known as "dragon ...