Lianas are spreading in tropical forests, harming trees and cutting carbon storage. They thrive on rising CO2 and show up in ...

More than 4,000 tree species are found only in Mexico and Central America, or Mesoamerica. Research published in Plants, ...

Clues locked into tree rings to reveal major changes in the Amazon’s rainfall cycle - wet seasons are getting wetter and dry ...

And urn-believable discovery was made in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil after a fallen tree exposed seven funerary vessels ...

In experiments that mimic conditions of the near future, some trees look set to thrive. With others, it's now a case of ...

Rio Baran's senior thesis research sought to explore what few scientists have attempted. “Rio is an exceptional undergraduate student,” said her adviser, geosciences professor John Higgins.

As the country marks the 127th Philippine Independence Day on Thursday, national pride takes root not only in parades and ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is facing a high number of tree deaths in its parks in eastern Nebraska. Richard Wehmeyer, a Game and Parks horticulturist, said it is due ...

Gold mining in the Amazon removes so much water from the ground that it's too hot and dry for seedlings to survive.

Forests in the Peruvian Amazon aren't growing back after gold mining—not just because the soil is damaged by toxic metals, ...

This would bring tree roots closer to groundwater, increase moisture retention, and stimulate plant regeneration. Then, the topsoil should be restored. RELATED STORIES ...