New research reveals that thunderstorms - not just drought or heat - are a major cause of rising tree deaths in tropical ...

Trees in tropical forests are dying at an increased rate, with consequences for biodiversity, carbon storage, and the global ...

Lightning-laced micro-storms may fell more rainforest giants than dryness or heat, forcing a rethink of forest-management playbooks.

The France Canyon Fire has surpassed 33,000 acres and is nearly 30% contained as of Monday, according to the U.S. Forest ...

Brigham Young University graduate Jane Housley's research could help make a widely used wildfire modeling tool faster and ...

From Atlantic beaches to New England hamlets, humidity surged to extremes and temperatures soared to records that overpowered ...

Downtown Louisville is now home to a public greenspace with the introduction of the Trager MicroForest. Here's what to know about the new park.

Have you ever paused beneath a towering oak or maple and wondered if that rough, gnarled bark is hiding secrets? What if I ...

Proactive solutions to manage wildfires is critical. Sensing, robotics, drones and AI can provide fast and accurate response ...

The skies were empty for most of Earth’s history, but then light‑boned reptiles mastered powered flight roughly ...

Echinodorus longiscapus inhabits swampy forests, river and stream margins, humid fields, and swamps. The species also occurs in neighboring countries Uruguay and Argentina (Lehtonen 2008). According ...

Drunken trees are becoming most prevalent in lowland arboreal forests across Alaska, Canada, and northern Eurasia, says Jorgenson. On steeper slopes, meltwater usually runs downhill quickly, which ...