A recent study on Cryptomeria japonica plots shows that trees dissipate wind energy by switching between two swaying behaviors at specific wind speeds, offering insights that may help in improved ...

Illegal cattle ranching in Central America has led to the spread of a deadly parasite long thought to be eradicated, and ...

Researchers warn that climate change threatens two-thirds of the world's temperate rainforests by 2100, emphasizing the ...

Previous studies have examined how trees react to wind, but it remains unclear whether these responses are consistent across ...

lead author and postdoc at the DNRF Center for Ecological Dynamics in a Novel Biosphere (ECONOVO), Department of Biology, ...

In the first ever worldwide assessment of the impacts of global overheating on these rare ecosystems, scientists used maps of ...

What’s not to love about one of the world’s most famous rivers? Whatever your travel style, there’s a cruise for you on the ...

Biologist Kathy Willis spoke to Live Science about how touching wood makes us calmer, why looking at a picture of a savanna is calming and how walking through a forest changes our gut microbes.

Region D, or Northwest Michigan, is part of a new biosphere region called “Obtawaing.” The Obtawaing Biosphere Region is centrally located in northern Michigan and lies at the convergence of ...

As an archipelago off the coast of Africa, Tenerife is the largest and most populous island in the Canary Islands. It boasts many of Spain’s records, like the tallest point, Mount Teide and the ...

From Desierto de Los Leones to Revillagigedo Islands, uncover the stunning national parks of Mexico and their UNESCO ...

My journey to the tribe began at the central bus station at 2.30am. Greasy puddles reflected the moon. Passengers picked their way between the stray dogs and drunks. The sign on the front of my ride ...