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Baobab Trees Had a Strange Evolutionary Journey

✇NYT: Science
By: Rachel Nuwer
15 May 2024 at 11:00
New research shows the “upside-down trees” originated in Madagascar and then caught a ride on ocean currents to reach mainland Africa and Australia.

© Baz Ratner/Reuters

The “Avenue of the Baobabs,” a natural reserve of Grandidier’s baobabs near Morondava, Madagascar.

Summer 2023 Was the Northern Hemisphere’s Hottest in 2,000 Years, Study Finds

✇NYT: Science
By: Delger Erdenesanaa
14 May 2024 at 11:02
Scientists used tree rings to compare last year’s extreme heat with temperatures over the past two millenniums.

© Arpad Benedek/Alamy

A 730-year-old fir tree in Mount Rainier National Park, Wash. Researchers used data from 10,000 trees across the Northern Hemisphere.
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