The sun is the basis for photosynthesis, but not all plants thrive in strong sunlight. Strong sunlight constrains plant ...

Biologists have long thought that speaking to nature’s economic value would persuade boardrooms it was worth saving. It ...

For decades, a dominant argument for protecting forests has focused on carbon. Trees absorb carbon dioxide, store it in wood and soils, and slow the accumulation of greenhouse gases. A new scientific ...

In this week's Science for All newsletter, Divya Gandhi explains how the Arctic is at the risk of an invasion of non-native ...

A snowcapped backdrop to Seattle and Puget Sound, Mount Rainier is a slumbering giant that last erupted in the 1890s.

Strategically planting trees along the northern edge of Canada’s boreal forest could remove multiple gigatonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by the end of the century, according to a new ...

AI-powered identification and behavioral analysis will help protect migratory bird species, including the Siberian crane, around China’s Poyang Lake ...

Across the planet, forests are no longer the relatively stable backdrops they once seemed. From the Amazon to the Arctic, species are shuffling, tree mortality is spiking and fire seasons are ...

There may not be a ton new in this basketball under-goat story, but it plays the game warmly and effectively.

"Until now, information about Coles Bay area lichens has been fragmentary. The Spitsbergen lichen database had about 40 species for this area. Previous studies, including the 2018 preliminary list, ...

The threats of AI underline the urgency of a revolutionary, ecosocialist break with the civilisation of capitalist growth.

New research found that woodlands dominated by native tree species support higher numbers of Blue Tits and more fledged chicks than forests with a high proportion of non-native trees.