Biodiversity isn’t just about what’s growing in the forest, but also how it’s growing. Forests with a wide range of tree ...

As the forest floor shifts due to erosion, fallen trees, and other natural processes, the walking palm’s mobility allows it to find more stable ground and better access to sunlight.

CAXIUANA NATIONAL FOREST ... the trees grow sparser and the temperature rises in places sunlight hits ... (2.5 acres), diverting around 50% of the rainfall from the forest floor. They were ...

Then, after obtaining a U.S. Forest Service Christmas tree permit, Lyon and his wife, Amelia, trek to a national forest near their home in Missoula, Mont., to find a wild evergreen.

Fairy candles, or black cohosh, bloom each July with towering white spires, marking midsummer's arrival and adding a magical ...

Sunlight gleams through the Tongass National Forest in Juneau on Saturday, March 29, 2025. ... When sunlight reaches the forest floor, medicinal plants and berries flourish.

A short walk beneath the dense Amazon canopy, the forest abruptly opens up. Fallen logs are rotting, the trees grow sparser, and the temperature rises in places sunlight hits the ground. This is ...