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 to have been found by scientists during an archaeological survey on the Beartooth plateau in Wyoming.

Scientists recently came across dozens of dead whitebark pine trees on Wyoming's Beartooth Plateau that had been preserved beneath an ice patch for thousands of years. Radiocarbon dating revealed that the pines were around 5,

A pair of brothers spent days lost in a mountainous forest after their SUV got stuck, California deputies say. The Glen County Sheriff’s Office got an alert from Apple SOS Emergency at about 4:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10, about a man and his brother who were stranded in Mendocino National Forest, deputies said in a Jan. 14 Facebook post.

The brothers, who had been reported missing, were last seen Jan. 6 when their Toyota Rav4 got stuck at a low-water crossing.