But there's much more information to be gleaned from growth rings than simply a tree's age. This information comes to us through the science of dendrochronology. Tree rings can reveal more than ...

It actually experiences a growth spurt—with new cells growing between the previous year's tree ring and the tree's bark. The cells that grow during this initial period are large. As the season ...

In other shifting festive trends, the retailer reported a 13% slump in sales of 6ft Christmas trees and a 6% fall in ... while one in two of all rings sold at John Lewis is now an Oura Ring ...