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

A new study found trees in temperate forests aren’t as effective at absorbing carbon as some climate models assume.

Forests are a crucial resource for carbon mitigation, currently offsetting around 20% of North American carbon emissions. As ...

New research from Boston University reveals that while warmer summers can speed up tree growth, declining snowpack may slow ...

A new study published in the Journal of Plant Ecology has found that temperate forest tree species, regardless of their root symbiosis with either ectomycorrhizal (ECM) or arbuscular mycorrhizal ...

Tongass National Forest encompasses 17 million acres and is home to bald eagles, salmon, and bears.

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According to an article published in the prestigious journal Nature Climate Change, atmospheric particle emissions generated by forest fires could double current projections by the end of the 21st ...

South America's largest country is going through a wave of 21st Century “terrorism” which capitalizes on the high temperatures and low humidity to set large areas on fire damaging people's ...

Apart from typical forest fires that consume surface vegetation, many high-latitude fires burn through peat, the dense, carbon-rich layers of partially decayed organic material.

Ecolution, the RTÉ Climate Podcast for young people, joins schoolkids as they go forest bathing in Dublin. Listen to the Podcast on RTÉ, Apple or Spotify. Watch the Vodcast on RTÉ Kids YouTube.