Forests
Oregon's Swastika Mountain Gets a New Name
The mountain was originally named before the swastika became a symbol of hate
What Is the Financial Value of an Old-Growth Tree?
In setting fines for timber poaching, experts are looking at different ways to calculate the worth of trees
The World's Tallest Tree Is Officially Off-Limits
Trespassing bushwhackers are causing significant damage to the surrounding forest
U.S. Will Plant One Billion Trees to Combat Climate Change
The Forest Service plans to tackle a reforestation backlog of 4.1 million acres
A Fast-Moving Wildfire Is Spreading Near Yosemite National Park
The Oak Fire has forced thousands of Mariposa County residents to evacuate
Our Forests Can't Handle This Much Stress
A new study suggests that climate change is making life more difficult for forests to adapt to new stresses to the environment
Ancient Forest Discovered in Chinese Sinkhole
Researchers say the forest may contain small animal species unknown to scientists
A New Candidate for Oldest Tree in the World Is Discovered in Chile
Environmental scientists used unorthodox methods for calculating Alerce Milenario’s age
Wandering Salamanders Skydive From Some of the World's Tallest Trees
The amphibians stretch their limbs and tails to glide in a smooth style
Puerto Rico's Bioluminescent Bays Are Brighter Than Ever
The nightly light shows have rebounded from Hurricane Maria's devastating blow
More Than 500 Acres of Redwood Forest Returned to Indigenous Tribes
The land is home to 200 acres of old-growth trees and federally threatened animals such as the northern spotted owl and the marbled murrelet
Old, Primeval Forests May Be a Powerful Tool to Fight Climate Change
Ecologists thought these trees had long been torn down in New England. Then Bob Leverett proved them wrong
The Ten Best Science Books of 2021
From captivating memoirs by researchers to illuminating narratives by veteran science journalists, these works affected us the most this year
See a Spotted Lanternfly? Squash It, Officials Say
The invasive insect poses a huge threat to agriculture and trees in the Northeast United States
Planting Trees Encourages Cloud Formation—and Efficiently Cools the Planet
New study examines cooling effect of clouds produced by deciduous forests under pressures of climate change
For the First Time, Tree DNA Was Used to Convict Lumber Thieves in Federal Investigation
Genetic evidence showed that two men illegally chopped down and sold valuable bigleaf maple trees inside Olympic National Forest
In a Remote Amazon Region, Study Shows Indigenous Peoples Have Practiced Forest Conservation for Millennia
Smithsonian researcher Dolores Piperno says native people have always played an important role in sustainability
Fire Destroyed 10 Percent of World's Giant Sequoias Last Year—Can They Survive Climate Change?
A new draft report suggests between 7,500 and 10,600 of the massive trees were killed by wildfire in 2020
'Tree Farts' Raise Ghost Forests' Carbon Emissions
As sea level rise poisons woodlands with saltwater, more work is needed to understand these ecosystems' contributions to climate change
Why Ecologists Are Haunted by the Rapid Growth of Ghost Forests
A study in North Carolina of dying trees may represent a foreboding preview of what may come to coastal ecosystems worldwide
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