A melting ice patch in the Rocky Mountains uncovered an ancient forest, and these trees have stories to tell about dynamic landscapes and climate change.

A nearly 6,000-year-old forest is once again seeing daylight after millennia hidden under ice in the Rocky Mountains. A team ...

Melting alpine ice in the Rocky Mountains has led to the discovery of a 5,900-year-old whitebark pine forest. Over 30 trees are estimated ... the forest's history and age, the team analysed ...

Scientists have uncovered ancient whitebark pine trees preserved for almost 6,000 years in Wyoming's Rocky Mountains. This discovery offers crucial insights into historical climate patterns and ...

Melting ice in Wyoming reveals 5,900-year-old whitebark pine forest above current tree line. Illustration. (photo credit: Pnature. Via Shutterstock) The melting of glaciers in the Rocky Mountains ...

The trail's name comes from the fact that Pine Alpha ... Christmas tree-sized youngsters less than 100 years old to mature trees with broken tops that may be over 1,000 years in age.

The ice would've killed the trees, leaving them to be buried by the developing ice patch. Professor Colin Laroque, who specializes in the age estimation of trees, says this is a startling reminder ...