Forests encompass around 40.6 million km2 of the Earth's surface, making them a vital component of our ecosystem. Not only do ...

“As humans, our everyday lives are sustained by the behaviors and interactions of forest organisms,” photographer David Herasimtschuk writes of old growth forests. “Yet, because these processes and ...

In Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in California, trees that have persisted through rain and shine for thousands of years are now facing multiple threats triggered by a changing climate.

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon State University researchers have teamed with the Karuk Tribe of Northern California to create a novel computer simulation model that showcases Indigenous fire ...

A photographer shares the epiphanies she has had while chronicling underwater jungles off the California coast Avery Schuyler Nunn The kelp forest is my favorite ecosystem on Earth. I first began ...

Ecological restoration is the process of reclaiming habitat and ecosystem functions by restoring the lands and waters on which plants and animals depend. Restoration is a corrective step that involves ...

China is home to some of the world’s important forest ecosystems and global biodiversity hotspots. However, the predominance of monoculture forests has left them highly susceptible to diseases and ...

A research team has carried out the most comprehensive assessment to date of how logging and conversion to oil palm plantations affect tropical forest ecosystems. The results demonstrate that logging ...

The Smithsonian Forest Global Earth Observatory (ForestGEO) is a global network of scientists and forest research sites dedicated to advancing long-term study of the world's forests. Image credit: ...