To determine the age of the juniper shrub, scientists used dendrochronology techniques, specifically studying growth rings. They estimated that the juniper sprouted in 378 CE.

A study tracking rainfall patterns over thousands of years has found that more arid periods coincided with ages of dynastic ...

When the climate became arid after 14 CE, famine and instances of cannibalism increased. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Blame the trees. Cedar fever has returned. In Texas, Ashe juniper trees, also known as mountain cedars, are the culprit behind the allergy condition, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.