MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — First responders rescued two people from the Potomac River on Saturday after they were found in the water clinging to a tree, officials said. In a post on ...

Emergency crews respond after two people were stuck near a waterfall on the Potomac River Saturday. (Courtesy Michael Queen) Two people were found clinging to a tree in the middle of the Potomac ...

In the 1960s, the Potomac River was declared a “national disgrace ... and referenced a report that showed that 45% of all trees lost in Maryland were in Montgomery and Prince George’s ...

A new study of bald cypress trees reveals how ancient climate shifts, starting around 500 A.D., drastically shortened tree lifespans.

Bald cypress tree rings provide one of the strongest climate records in science, showing wet and dry years for more than two millennia. A core from a Black River cypress reveals thick and thin ...