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Humans built cities, fought wars & watched empires disappear while one tree kept growing: Over 5,000 years old, the world’s oldest tree Methuselah was discovered like this- In 1990, Guatemala launched an ambitious mahogany restoration program in Petén to combat deforestation. Years later, it produced Central America's largest natural forest and transformed the province into a global conservation model
- Amazon trees kept a rainfall diary in their rings; it shows wet seasons grew up to 22% wetter while dry seasons lost up to 13.5% of their rain
- Ancient Egyptian proverb of the day: 'One who is serious all day will never have a good time, while one who is...' Life lessons from motivational proverb on work-life balance, happiness, seriousness, enjoyment, success, hard work, stable future, responsibility, safety and stressAncient Egyptian proverb of the day explains why balance between work and enjoyment matters in life. The saying from The Maxims of Ptahhote...06 Aug, 2026, 01.58 AM IST
- In 2005, trees in Georgia revealed hurricane secrets that had been hidden for more than two centuriesIn Georgia, pine trees serve as living archives of historical hurricane activity, revealing data spanning more than 200 years. Innovative r...04 Aug, 2026, 10.01 PM IST
- Scientists spent 10 years searching for East Asia's tallest tree—what they found was extraordinaryResearchers found East Asia's tallest tree, a Taiwania fir, standing 84.1 meters high. This discovery followed a decade-long scientific exp...04 Aug, 2026, 10.00 PM IST
- Meet the King Snake: A non-venomous reptile that hunts and eats venomous snakes; here's how it kills its preyMeet the king snake, a non-venomous North American reptile that hunts, kills and eats venomous snakes including rattlesnakes, cottonmouths ...04 Aug, 2026, 05.54 PM IST
- In 1986, Scottish ecologist Alan Watson Featherstone pledged to restore the Caledonian forest; volunteers later helped plant 1 million native treesAlan Watson Featherstone promised to restore Scotland's ancient Caledonian forest in 1986. His initiative, Trees for Life, began planting n...01 Aug, 2026, 04.47 PM IST
- In 2008, Michigan arborist David Milarch began cloning ancient coast redwoods from old stumps, preserving genetics nearly erased by loggingDavid Milarch clones ancient redwood stumps, preserving vital genetic material. These cuttings grow into saplings through micropropagation ...01 Aug, 2026, 04.35 PM IST
- In 1995, Turkish truck driver Sehmus Erginoglu began clearing rubbish and watering saplings; 25 years later, a former Mardin dump had become a small forestA retired truck driver named Sehmus Erginoglu planted thousands of trees on neglected land. He spent twenty-five years transforming a local...01 Aug, 2026, 04.29 PM IST
- 2008, Spain destroyed susceptible pines within 3 km after finding pine wood nematode in one tree; that outbreak was eradicatedA microscopic worm, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, caused a severe pine tree outbreak in Spain. Officials initially eradicated one infestation...01 Aug, 2026, 04.14 PM IST
- The Amazon looks untouched. Lasers reveal a lost civilization that was once home to 3 million peopleAncient earthwork centers reveal a sprawling Aquiry civilization once thrived. This society supported millions across a vast Amazonian regi...01 Aug, 2026, 03.44 PM IST
- In 1992, Douglas Tompkins began buying Chilean wilderness; decades later, much of it became the 994,000-acre Pumalín National Park, larger than YosemiteDouglas Tompkins bought vast tracts of land in Chile for conservation. He created Pumalín National Park, a reserve larger than Yosemite. Lo...31 Jul, 2026, 05.51 PM IST
- A 400-year-old English forest could be sacrificed for stone used in Britain's historic landmarksA woodland in southeast England faces quarrying for building stone. Kent County Council approved a plan to extract stone from Oaken Wood. L...30 Jul, 2026, 07.53 PM IST
- Scientists uncover a lost Amazon civilization hidden beneath the rainforest using lasers, may have been home to 3 million peopleAncient earthworks discovered using LiDAR technology reveal a large Aquiry civilization. These geometric structures suggest extensive human...30 Jul, 2026, 12.27 AM IST
- Pine Labs signs six lenders for AI underwriting tool; to launch expense cardsPine Labs is launching an AI underwriting tool and new employee benefit cards. The company is expanding its services beyond payment process...29 Jul, 2026, 12.35 PM IST
- An American gambler spent $90 million buying 54,000 acres of logged Florida land; 8 million longleaf pines later, a lost forest is returningM.C. Davis transformed 54,000 acres of Florida Panhandle land into a longleaf pine forest. This ecosystem, once widespread, had nearly vani...27 Jul, 2026, 06.11 PM IST
- Nature's first cat! Every time your cat purrs, it echoes 30-million-year-old legacy that began with predator scientists call the world's first true catFirst Cat Proailurus: Long before modern cats evolved, an ancient feline called Proailurus roamed the forests of Europe and Asia around 30 ...27 Jul, 2026, 06.00 PM IST
- On a savanna so acidic that experts called it dead, a Colombian community planted a forest of Caribbean pines for resin; under their shade, a rainforest nobody planted came back on its ownA Colombian community transformed acidic land into a thriving rainforest. Caribbean pine plantations, aided by a fungus, initiated this eco...23 Jul, 2026, 06.39 PM IST
- 24-million-year-old Kewra fossil found in Assam: CM Sarma says it reveals how this fragrant screw-pine first reached the Indian subcontinentA 24-million-year-old fossil of the Kewra plant was recently discovered in Assam's Tinsukia district. This significant find offers new insi...21 Jul, 2026, 09.33 PM IST
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