Scientists have shown how actively managing forests to prevent wildfires can boost the snowpack, a critical source of water in the West.

Tropical forests help to generate vast amounts of rainfall each year, adding weight to arguments for protecting them as water and climate pressures increase, say researchers. A new study led by the ...

Every year, tropical forests release countless litres of water into the atmosphere, generating rain. New research has estimated the value of this ecosystem service at billions of pounds every year, ...

A new study shows how climate and light conditions interaction affect the early growth in abarco, a highly valued tropical ...

Climate-related disturbances from fires, storms, and bark beetles could double forest damage across Europe by 2100.

India is home to tropical forests, especially in regions that experience heavy rainfall, warm temperatures, and high humidity ...

For over 50 years each spring, researchers with Connecticut’s Great Mountain Forest, nestled in the Litchfield Hills, have been recording how early three Persian Lilac trees begin to bud and flower.

Our species’ origin and destiny are entangled with the roots and branches of trees. We evolved in and around trees, and we’ve learned to breed and plant them for their fruit, nuts, wood, and blossoms, ...

Northern wildfires may be more dangerous for the climate than they appear. Researchers found that fires in boreal forests can burn deep into peat soils, releasing ancient carbon stored for hundreds or ...