The Douglas fir is an indelible symbol of the Pacific Northwest. The thick-barked native represents the aesthetics of biologically rich Cascadia and the checkered past of overlogging.

“If we don’t protect them, that number could grow unchecked. Protecting peatlands is a “win-win-win” solution. It helps ...

Across southeastern Liberia, oil palms grow wild in the forest. Known as “country palm,” the Elaeis guineensis tree is native ...

When landscapes change, exotic species take advantage of new habitats. Such a pulse of colonisation coincided with the Ice ...

The world's peatlands are "dangerously under-protected", warns a new study, despite their critical role in storing vast amounts of carbon and the alarming levels of climate-heating carbon dioxide ...

A recent study has explored how changes in moth abundance affect insect-eating birds in Finland. The findings, published in ...

They Help Control Vegetation Capybaras are like the gardeners of wetlands. These hefty rodents munch on a variety of plants, ...

Urban agriculture has been essential since the first cities were established, ensuring food security through practices such as irrigation and composting.