Because of their importance to life on Earth, forests have gained the nickname "lungs of the planet" for their role in ...

The rich resources of Pacific kelp forests helped humans populate the Americas. Now depleted by as much as 95 percent, they ...

KTU researchers are proposing an innovative forest regeneration model and a sound analysis system that can predict forest conditions and detect environmental changes in real time.

Tropical forests are struggling to keep pace with climate change. Scientists warn that slow adaptation could threaten ...

This year’s International Day of Forests highlights the vital role of forests in food security, nutrition, and sustainable livelihoods. This year’s theme, “Forests and Foods,” connects forests to ...

A recent investigation shows that large, unbroken forests support more biodiversity than fragmented landscapes.

So, after millions of years, the forest ecosystems of the Mesozoic came to look like those from before the end-Permian collapse. But crucially, the plant species that made up the new forests were ...

The study, published in Nature, offers new insights into how forest ecosystems maintain biodiversity across different biomes. Forest ecosystems are essential for biodiversity conservation ...

Tropical rainforests play a vital role in global climate regulation and biodiversity conservation. However, a major new study reveals that forests across the Americas are not adapting quickly enough ...

Tropical forests are the most biodiverse ecosystems on Earth, making up a large part of global diversity, including two-thirds of the 73,000 tree species. Over a billion people depend on them for ...