National Geographic Presents 'Botanical Find of Century': 'Living Fossil' Wollemi Pine Available for First Time in North America
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 21  /PRNewswire/ -- A dinosaur-era tree that was believed to have been extinct for 2 million years will be available for a limited time to U.S. residents who can help ensure its survival.
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By Papasian, Melanie H  A new tree-ring study links rising sea surface temperatures in the North Atlantic Ocean to the last five centuries of episodic fire outbreaks in the western United States.
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Researchers think they have found the modern whaleâs closest evolutionary ancestor.
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Geologists unveiled a fossil discovery on Tuesday they believe will help resolve a long-standing mystery over whether dinosaurs ever roamed to what is now Canada's Pacific coast.
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The ancient family tree where all the world&#39;s birds perch is getting bigger, odder and older, scientists announced Wednesday. In a report in Thursday&#39;s issue of the journal Nature, paleontologists
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WASHINGTON - Researchers have deciphered for the first time the genetic code of a tree, which could lead to new varieties better at producing wood, paper and fuel.
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By Bruce Henderson, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Feb. 10--The first new management plan in 20 years for the Uwharrie National Forest, east of Charlotte, went public Friday.   The plan would increase logging as the 52,000-acre forest returns to its ecological roots, the U.S.
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A new species of tree that is not thought to grow anywhere else is found on an island off the west coast of Scotland.
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This week: world's "oldest baby" found, "walking" sharks discovered, where neandertals made last stand, genetics expert makes case for faith, and more.
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A healthy American chestnut tree discovered on a New Hampshire farm may serve as the "mother tree" to bring back a species nearly wiped out by Asian blight.
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A 70-million-year-old fossil of a giant frog has been unearthed in Madagascar by a team of UK and US scientists.
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A "barcode" gene that can be used to distinguish between plant species has been identified.
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Scientists reconstruct part of the genetic code of a 75-million-year-old mammal ancestor.
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GATLINBURG, Tenn. - An arborist from North Carolina had to climb an eastern hemlock in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to confirm what had been estimated: The Laurel Branch Leviathan is the heftiest hemlock of its kind.
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Fossilized orchid pollen on the back of  a bee preserved in amber has offered the first evidence that  these delicate flowers existed around the time of the  dinosaurs, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
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By John Noble Wilford  Scientists have discovered an extinct animal the size of a small squirrel that lived in China at least 125 million years ago and soared among the trees.
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A massive palm tree discovered on the island of Madagascar represents a new genus and species, researchers say.