In short: more carbon in the air does not guarantee more carbon in the wood. Between those two lies a living network of ...

New research tries to anticipate road building to identify areas in the Amazon, Asia and Africa that are likely to face ...

Forests have shifted from absorbing carbon to becoming a net carbon source after 2010 due to extensive losses of tropical ...

Down at the Peconic Community School in Cutchogue, the kids were busy tromping around outdoors exploring the snow-filled ...

By Brian Rodgers North America’s boreal forests are crucial for wildlife and the climate, but we’re literally trashing them to make pulp for toilet paper and other disposable paper products.

Most of us know pine forests are different than jungles. There's a reason the world's forests are so distinct, yet there are ...

Known as the “hypertropics,” this climate is defined by hot drought conditions—and hasn’t been seen on Earth for tens of millions of years.

Discover how hot drought conditions are becoming more common, exposing trees to deadly stress and reducing the region’s ability to absorb carbon dioxide.

A UC Berkeley-led analysis of tree mortality after two recent Amazonian droughts shows that “hot drought” conditions, which are becoming more frequent, are leading to tree dieoffs and reducing the ...

Researchers at Northern Arizona University and the Smithsonian found an unconventional method to understand how rainforests will survive with climate change—making tea with living leaves at the top of ...

Forests play a critical role in regulating the global climate, maintaining biodiversity, and supporting the resilience of ecosystems and communities. However, ongoing degradation and deforestation ...

The Brazilian academic believes that the tipping point he has warned of for decades is ‘much closer’ — but he retains his ...