The loss of snow cover in temperate forests is set to slow their growth and reduce their ability to remove carbon from the ...

Researchers discovered that boreal and temperate forests have become the main global carbon sinks. Tropical forests, which are older and degraded by deforestation, fire and drought, are nearly ...

Leamus/Getty Images Tongass National Forest near Ketchikan, Alaska. You'll want to be prepared for chilly weather by dressing in layers, and a raincoat never hurts—Tongass is a rain forest after ...

By Petro Kotzé The destruction of tropical rainforests — seen in shocking images of huge wildfires, vast clearcuts, and dying drought-stressed trees — is unfolding annually before the world’s eyes.

The film explores the tropical rainforest biome, highlighting its rich biodiversity and complex ecosystem. It discusses the historical evolution of these forests, their unique layered structure ...

Pudus are listed as a "near-threatened" species due to hunting and clearing the environment, the zoo said. The newest addition to Woodland Park Zoo can be seen at the temperate forest habitat.

When most people think ofrainforests, they think of a tropical jungle — but rainforests can exist in temperate regions that receive heavy rain, too. These forests are rare, found mostly along ...

Pockets of temperate rainforest — also known as Celtic rainforest — can be found dotted along the west of the UK. Here are four ways to explore it.

“President Trump has instructed Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to exempt Alaska’s 16.7-million-acre Tongass National Forest from logging restrictions imposed nearly 20 years ago, according ...

Rain Forest Insects Eat No More Tree Species Than Temperate Counterparts Date: August 24, 2006 Source: University of Minnesota Summary: A study initiated by University of Minnesota plant biologist ...

Temperate forests have relatively low liana diversity compared to tropical forests, and it is believed this discrepancy has allowed nonindigenous lianas to disrupt temperate native communities to a ...