Tropical forests in the Democratic Republic of Congo show signs of recovery from deforestation. Structural complexity returns ...

Saving primates, such as monkeys and apes, from extinction could protect thousands of other species that occur in forest ...

A recent study published in National Science Review challenges the traditional emphasis on trees in forest ecology, revealing that shrub diversity plays a critical role in enhancing forest ecosystem ...

When you think of a South American rainforest, you probably don't imagine biting winds, heavy frosts and freezing ...

A research team has carried out the most comprehensive assessment to date of how logging and conversion to oil palm plantations affect tropical forest ecosystems. The results demonstrate that logging ...

Researchers have published new findings on how leaf-eating insects affect forest ecosystems worldwide. Researchers are aware of how large herbivores cycle nutrients in forests. They know much less, ...

Monica Retamosa was in the middle of changing the batteries of a tape recorder when she heard a bellbird for the first time. Standing on a forest floor, she looked up into the trees, scanning for the ...

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 ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Beyond timber, forests sustain entire economies as roughly 5.8 billion people depend on ...

A photographer shares the epiphanies she has had while chronicling underwater jungles off the California coast Avery Schuyler Nunn The kelp forest is my favorite ecosystem on Earth. I first began ...