Capturing a True Picture of Wolves in Yellowstone: Reevaluating Aspen Recovery Success Story
New research shows that the effects of wolves on the recovery of aspen has been exaggerated by how it was measured. It’s an environmental success…
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New research shows that the effects of wolves on the recovery of aspen has been exaggerated by how it was measured. It’s an environmental success…
Tropical forests regularly appear in the news as the front line of climate change and human sustainability challenges. They are some of the most threatened…
Consuming sustainably sourced wild meat instead of domesticated livestock reduces greenhouse gas emissions and retains precious tropical forest systems, which in turn mitigates the effects…
Researchers investigate an ancient coastal ecosystem found more than 120 miles from the nearest ocean, revealing sea level impacts from the last interglacial period. Deep…
Decaying wood releases around 10.9 gigatons of carbon worldwide every year, according to a new study by an international team of scientists. This is roughly…
In the midst of another brutal fire season, several of California’s natural treasures have also been threatened. In the midst of another brutal fire season that has…
Scientists studying tropical forests in Africa’s mountains were surprised to uncover how much carbon they store, and how fast some of these forests are being…
A relatively new way of analyzing tree rings has allowed researchers to reconstruct temperatures in Mongolia since 1269 C.E. The new reconstruction confirms that since…
Princeton University researchers found that greater formation of clouds over forested areas suggests that reforestation would likely be more effective at cooling Earth’s atmosphere than…
Half a century of allowing lightning fires to burn in Yosemite’s Illilouette Creek Basin has created a lost forest ecosystem that is far more resilient…
For Trees, Carbs Are Key to Surviving Insect Defoliation A recent multi-year outbreak of an invasive moth killed thousands of acres of oak trees across…
Forests are not only key to moderating our climate by sequestering atmospheric carbon, but they also create a cooling effect by increasing low-level clouds. A…
Russia has the largest area of forest on the planet, with more than a fifth of the world’s trees. A new study, led by Russian…
A new index shows that the world’s rainforests are responding differently to threats like a warming climate and deforestation. Scientists from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory…
Plants are DNA hoarders. Adhering to the maxim of never throwing anything out that might be useful later, they often duplicate their entire genome and…
Humid tropical forests, vital in global efforts to limit rising temperatures, are under threat as a result of changes in land use and climate. Now,…
Harpy eagles (Harpia harpyja) — which are among the world’s largest eagle species — struggle to feed offspring in heavily deforested areas of the Amazon,…
Amazon rain forests could be at far higher risk of extreme drought than previously thought, according to new research. An international study, led by the…