There has been much global discussion about the best ways to manage Earth’s forests in an era of climate change and more frequent bushfires. Some foresters and forest managers support and recommend ...

Tropical trees are dying faster than ever, and it's not just heat or drought to blame. Scientists have uncovered a surprising culprit: ordinary thunderstorms. These quick, fierce storms, powered by ...

Trees in tropical forests are dying at an increased rate, with consequences for biodiversity, carbon storage, and the global climate. While deforestation is the primary cause of forest loss, intact ...

Tropical trees are better neighbors than trees in temperate forests, according to a study published in the journal Nature by researchers from 29 different institutions including the Smithsonian ...

A recent study highlights how forest thinning significantly influences the ability of forests to store or release carbon. Thinning, the practice of removing some trees to promote the growth of others, ...

Tree-ring samples taken by Paulo Quadri, who earned a Ph.D. in environmental studies from UC Santa Cruz, were included in the study. (Photo by Luz A. de Wit) The top-line findings of a massive ...

Tropical forests, often described as the lungs of the planet, may be edging closer to a dangerous threshold as droughts ...

Tropical forest plant roots have not received as much research attention as aboveground vegetation. This knowledge gap affects our understanding of how rainforests adapt to change, including their ...

An extra helping of nitrogen can double the growth of tropical trees in a recovering forest, vastly boosting the amount of carbon dioxide (CO 2) they can absorb for a decade, according to a new study.

When drought hits, tropical forests in Panama have a "rescue strategy" to adapt to the lack of water by sending their roots deeper underground, a new study has found. But scientists warn this may not ...

There has been much global discussion about the best ways to manage Earth’s forests in an era of climate change and more frequent bushfires. In its new forest plan, the Victorian government has funded ...