Researchers say studying how water cycles through ghost forests may hold the key to understanding how coastal forest ...

Though fire is a threat to people, trees and forests themselves thrive with periodic blazes The ground was soft and black, ...

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

EUREKA, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 19 : Barren hillsides on forest lands near Headwaters Forest (CA) are stripped of trees and harvested by loggers, December 19, 1998 in Eureka, California. (Photo by Getty ...

Forests cover more than 40 per cent of Belarus. At the same time, the country recorded twice as many forest fires last year ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thinking through scenarios allows land managers to prepare for many potential outcomes. Benjamin Slyngstad via USGS In Sequoia and ...

Forests are not only vital ecosystems but also indispensable to economies and industries worldwide. This year’s International Day of Forests highlights the crucial link between forests and economies, ...

Forests around the world are quietly transforming, and not for the better. A massive global analysis of more than 31,000 tree species reveals that forests are becoming more uniform, increasingly ...

It is commonly assumed that as forest ecosystems age, they accumulate and store, or 'sequester,' more carbon. It is commonly assumed that as forest ecosystems age, they accumulate and store, or ...

Introduction -- Basic terminology and concepts -- Forests as part of the global ecosystem -- Major forest types and their climatic controls -- Local variation in community type: the landscape mosaic - ...