Tropical forests lose species due to humans, even inside protected areas. Scientists found that forests near people have ...

Climate change, wildfires, and disease are pushing trees to the brink. They aren’t regrowing in cooler areas like scientists ...

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

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

Dr Rakesh Verma The tradition of sacred groves in India is steeped in history, representing a long-standing cultural practice ...

The world's peatlands are "dangerously under-protected", warns a new study, despite their critical role in storing vast ...

Greater monitoring of the risk of diseases spread by insects is needed in environments where animals and people coexist, say ...

Few trees can find a way to survive in the liminal space where dry land meets the sea. Mangroves are the exception.

A new study introduces an innovative framework that harnesses satellite observations and machine learning models to quantify the direct impacts of typhoons on vegetation canopy structure and ...

Six zebras wore video cameras attached to collars, capturing the equines’ daily life. Sticking with giraffes may let the two species protect each other.

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

Adaptation can also involve changing how and where people live, prohibiting them from rebuilding in areas that repeatedly ...