CAXIUANA NATIONAL FOREST, Brazil (AP) — A short walk beneath the dense Amazon canopy, the forest abruptly opens up. Fallen ...

Replanting forests can help cool the planet even more than some scientists once believed, especially in the tropics. But even if every tree lost since the mid-19th century is replanted, the total ...

In the fight against climate change, tree planting as a natural climate solution is a popular policy and land-use initiative ...

Protecting trees might not seem like a public health strategy, but new research suggests it could be—especially in the ...

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo passed a law in January 2025 to lead efforts to establish the largest tropical forest reserve in the world. It will be set up as a 2,600km long green ...

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo passed a law in January 2025 to lead efforts to establish the largest ...

NASA scientists have been observing the changes in the leaves of tropical trees through satellite imagery to analyse the ...

Some remarkable trees in tropical forests seem to have developed strategies not only to survive lightning strikes but also to ...

If pushed too far, vast stretches of tropical rainforest could see widespread ... can be measured in many different ways, and previous research often focused on small areas. That, Saatchi says ...

The Amazon rainforest may be able to survive long-term drought caused by climate change but could experience “profound ...

Peru's rainforests, one of the most biodiverse regions in the world, face a significant threat from illegal logging. However, ...