Tropical forests are hot, steamy places. But when large numbers of trees are cut down, they get even hotter. Our recent ...

Tiny plastic particles aren’t just choking oceans and cities—they’re quietly infiltrating forests too. Scientists discovered ...

Earth’s vast northern forests may be doing far more to slow climate change than scientists once realized. New research from Sweden shows that untouched, old-growth boreal forests store dramatically ...

A new study has revealed that improving the landscapes surrounding forest remnants can dramatically increase their ability to ...

The planet’s northern forests hold enormous amounts of carbon in spruce, pine, and thick, needle-rich soils. But a major new study led by researchers at Lund University and Stanford University found ...

Researchers have analysed data from 127 studies to reveal 'thresholds' for when logged rainforests lose the ability to sustain themselves. The results could widen the scope of which forests are ...

Small forests can save birds, especially when surrounding landscapes include nearby trees, according to a new study.

The global boom in Oaxaca’s signature spirit is bringing problems like deforestation, water shortages and polluted rivers.

Cities already house 56% of the global population, which equals about 4.4 billion people, and that number is expected to ...

Independent researchers in the U.S. have confirmed that China has managed to create a new carbon sink out of portions of ...

Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources says it will take at least 5 years for the forests to be restored after last ...

The U.S. Forest Service’s management plan for the Pisgah and Nantahala national forests is no longer valid, a federal judge ...