NEW ZEALAND - Scientists have long speculated that Earth's magnetic field collapsed and flipped poles many eons ago, exposing our planet to cosmic rays and other galactic hazards. It's believed this ...

A fungus from a group that ravages trees around the world is now infesting New Zealand's ancient, symbolic kauris. Waipoua Forest Trust One of the world's oldest and largest living trees stands just a ...

The last complete reversal of the Earth's magnetic field, the so-called Laschamps event, took place 42,000 years ago. Radiocarbon analyses of the remains of kauri trees from New Zealand now make it ...

The colossal kauri trees prevent landslides on landslide-prone slopes. This is the conclusion of Dutch-funded researcher Lieven Claessens, who developed a model for predicting landslides in the ...

Sebastian Leuzinger receives funding from The Royal Society. Martin Karl-Friedrich Bader does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would ...