Photos show tourists climbing on the exposed roots of the endangered Tree of Life in Washington’s Olympic National Park. Screen grab from Instagram An iconic, endangered tree in a Washington’s ...

We share a common ancestor with all life on Earth, but we share common ancestors with some lineages of the Tree of Life much more recently than the 400-million-year-old fish that first came onto land.

Calling something the “tree of life” may conjure up a lush arboreal species with mouth-watering fruit.. Yet on the African continent, this moniker is reserved for the baobab tree. Upon first ...

The tree, with its exposed roots and windswept branches, looks like a bruised boxer who’s survived 12 rounds and is still standing. Forks-based photographer Mathew Nichols has been documenting ...

The “Tree of Life” in Olympic National Park has become a symbol of resilience over the years, but recent photos show that this bastion of beating the odds may be coming to its end.