Invasive earthworms are remaking our forests, and climate scientists are worried
For the past 300 years, a slow-motion invasion has been unfolding under our feet. Year by year, a plethora of invasive earthworms have been quietly...
Planting Forests at Mid-Latitudes Could Help Cool Planet
A new paper suggests that climate models underestimate the cooling effect of planting forests at mid-latitudes.1 Published August 9 in the scientific journal Proceedings of...
Drought and Climate Change Shift Tree Disease in Sierra Nevada
Even pathogens have their limits. When it gets too hot or too dry, some pathogens — like many living things — search for cooler, wetter...
NASA Study Finds Tropical Forests’ Ability to Absorb Carbon Dioxide Is Waning
Earth’s trees and plants pull vast amounts of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere during photosynthesis, incorporating some of that carbon into structures like wood....
Biden administration proposes sweeping protections for Alaska’s Tongass National Forest
The Biden administration announced sweeping protections for Alaska’s Tongass National Forest on Thursday, including an end to large-scale old-growth logging and a proposal to bar road development...
Many cities want to plant trees. Why are some residents reluctant?
To help limit climate change, the city of Pittsburgh intends to plant 100,000 new trees by 2030. The effort will focus on bringing more shade...
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest rises for fourth straight month
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest rose for the fourth consecutive month in June, according to preliminary government data, amid concern that the destruction and a...
Florida’s Mangroves Aren’t Recovering After Hurricane Irma—Here’s What It Means for Coastal Communities
In 2017, Hurricane Irma struck Florida and devastated the area. The category 5 hurricane caused serious damage to the region's mangrove forests. Now, a paper...