In his book The Mathematical Universe, mathematician William Dunham wrote of John Venn’s namesake legacy, the Venn diagram, “No one in the long history of mathematics ever became better known ...

Olympic National Park’s iconic Tree of Life is struggling to survive as the Kalaloch Beach bluff on which it has sat for hundreds of years continues to erode at a rapid rate amidst heavy winter ...

One of the draws to Washington's Olympic National Park is an ancient Sitka spruce known as the Tree of Life that seems to defy gravity, clinging precariously to an eroding seaside bluff on Kalaloch ...

Dubbed the “Tree of Life” by websites and social-media users who flock to the ancient Sitka spruce on Kalaloch Beach, it’s become a must-see for visitors to the area who find the tree’s ...

Beach visitors pose with the “Tree of Life” on Kalaloch Beach in Olympic National Park before the tree sank during storms in early 2025. Mathew Nichols Photography Courtesy A tree that seems ...