They look like ribs of a giant creature rising from green water, but the ghost trees of Louisiana are really time capsules – submerged trunks and root flares from cypress and tupelo that died as salt crept inland and water levels rose. Their story is equal parts mystery and warning: how did thriving forests ...
Deep in Louisiana’s sprawling wetlands, where cypress trees rise like ancient sentinels from dark water and Spanish moss drapes the landscape in ghostly veils, an invisible army works tirelessly beneath the surface. These microscopic warriors don’t carry weapons or wear uniforms, but they might just hold the key to one of our most pressing environmental ...
Louisiana’s swamps don’t whisper; they roar with life, from the flick of a gar’s tail to the low thunder of an alligator sliding off a bank. The mystery is how such seemingly murky water can overflow with animals, especially when many wetlands elsewhere feel depleted. Scientists are piecing together a story of moving rivers, ancient ...
