Forests might not be the climate saviors we are counting on
New research suggests trees in the future won't get a big growth spurt from more CO2, and will die more in wildfires, droughts and insect outbreaks.
New research suggests trees in the future won't get a big growth spurt from more CO2, and will die more in wildfires, droughts and insect outbreaks.
A team of researchers combed through a database of 1.8 million century-old trees in China to solve an Anthropocene puzzle
Vanilla farms help boost the number of species found on land previously cleared for agriculture in Madagascar, scientists find.
A new study finds that a primary culprit has been rising gas prices—spurring denser development in communities across the country.
Colder, human-engineered caves might help bats survive deadly white-nose syndrome.
A new study estimates that the answer is a huge area—44%of Earth’s land, some 64 million square kilometers
When researchers tracked supply chains, they found that existing commitments have already reduced Amazon deforestation by 15%—if policies were implemented across all companies, that number shoots up to 51%.
Prioritizing terrestrial species leaves freshwater ones behind — but the opposite isn't true.
A new study found that carbon, nitrogen and soil density in cleared forests reached 90% of levels in untouched forests after 1 to 9 years. The key was leaving them alone.