A study published in Nature reveals that small areas of deforestation, often less than 5 acres (about 2 hectares), in humid tropical forests are responsible for more than half of carbon losses ...

New research shows tropical forests can recover twice as fast after deforestation when their soils contain enough nitrogen.

Young tropical forests play a crucial role in slowing climate change. Growing trees absorb carbon dioxide from the air, using photosynthesis to build it into their roots, trunks, and branches, where ...

Nitrogen shortage limits young tropical forest growth, slowing carbon capture that could help fight climate change.

A forty-year study shows climate change is reshaping Amazon and Andean forests, with uneven tree gains and losses across ...

Thanks to the hard work of two University of Wyoming professors and their field team of graduate students and technicians, ...

After analyzing 40 years of tree records across the Andes and Amazon, researchers found that climate change is reshaping ...

Scientists are seeing a concerning decline in insect biodiversity in tropical forests. According to a study summarized in The Conversation, researchers suspect that changes in climate patterns, fueled ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks during the UN Climate Change Conference COP30 in Belem. Kay Nietfeld/dpa Germany is ...

In most forests, a visitor’s eye is trained on what can be reached. The trunk can be measured. The leaves can be plucked. A ...

New research published in Nature Ecology and Evolution reveals significant recent shifts in tree diversity among the tropical ...

Tropical forests play a pivotal role in global carbon cycling and biodiversity conservation, yet they are increasingly exposed to the impacts of extreme weather events. Hurricanes and typhoons, as ...