Hungarian scientists said Tuesday that they have discovered a group of fossilized swamp cypress trees preserved from eight million years ago that could provide clues about the climate of pre ...

The almost prehistoric swamp cypress trees are famous for their knees (see photos), stately tall trunks, feathery leaves, and their ability to grow in water for well over 1,000 years and reach 100 ...

At the time of the invasion, the land around Panyou was mostly swamp, forested with cypress trees. People had lived there for thousands of years, and had been growing rice for about 2,000 years.

Ralph works as a volunteer photographer in the huge Big Cypress National Preserve, part of Florida’s Western Everglades. Bald-cypress is a typical tree of this vast wetland, often growing within the ...