The manchineel tree (Hippomane mancinella), which may be seen on laid-back, tourist-friendly beaches, seems hell-bent on its vengeance against people. The Caribbean, the Bahamas, the Gulf of Mexico, some of northern South America, the Galápagos Islands, and even certain areas of Florida are home to this tree. The tree was given the Spanish moniker "arbol de la muerte," which … [Read more...] about It’s Really as Terrifying as it Sounds, The “Tree of Death”
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Man Plants a Tree on Barren Island Every Day for 40 Years; Now It’s a Giant Forest
A surprising find was made by 16-year-old Jadav Payeng in Assam, India, in 1979: a number of dead snakes scattered around the sandbanks of Majuli Island in the Brahmaputra River. The creatures were destroyed by the island's lack of shade after being driven from their previous locations by flooding. Payeng was greatly moved by this horrible scene, and it motivated him to take … [Read more...] about Man Plants a Tree on Barren Island Every Day for 40 Years; Now It’s a Giant Forest
The 5,484-Year-Old Great-Grandfather Tree Was Discovered As The World’s Oldest
The Great-Grandfather, a four-meter-thick Patagonian cypress, has been determined by Chilean experts to be the world's oldest living tree, surpassing the previous record-holder by more than 600 years. Jonathan Barichivich, a Chilean researcher at the Climate and Environmental Sciences Laboratory in Paris, examined the coniferous tree, also known as Alerce Milenario in … [Read more...] about The 5,484-Year-Old Great-Grandfather Tree Was Discovered As The World’s Oldest
A Frantic Call Is Received By Rescuers To Assist A Mystery Animal Trapped In A Tree
"The creature sits and doesn't move..." Rescuers from Poland's Krakow Society for the Protection of Animals got a panicked phone this week from a worried member of the public alerting them to a dire situation. She'd seen what looked to be an animal in distress high up in a tree near the caller's house. It hadn't moved from its current location in at least two days. … [Read more...] about A Frantic Call Is Received By Rescuers To Assist A Mystery Animal Trapped In A Tree