Directly or indirectly, we all depend on forests
Because of their importance to life on Earth, forests have gained the nickname "lungs of the planet" for their role in ...
Massive, long-lived trees discovered in the Tanzanian rainforest are a new species
A team of botanists with members from Muse–Museo delle Scienze, Udzungwa Corridor LTD, Via Grazia Deledda and the National ...
Expert: Invasive plants can be 'little monsters'
A new statewide program will help Pennsylvanians remove invasive trees and shrubs and replace them with native species — for free. Through the Pennsylvania Invasive Replace-ive Program, property ...
Global Witness2d
Forest destruction rivalling the size of Liverpool caused by UK imports last year
UK imports in 2024 linked to forest destruction the size of a major city, despite government pledges to tackle the global ...
Mongabay News3d
Global outcry as petitioners demand no mining expansion in orangutan habitat
Nearly 200,000 people have signed a petition calling on U.K. multinational Jardine Matheson to cancel its plan to expand ...
Black mangrove in Stuart gets first Florida Champion Tree designation in Martin County
This is Martin County's first Florida Champion Tree. St. Lucie County has one and Indian River County has seven. See the list ...
Smithsonian Magazine5d
This Intrepid Team of Bee Lovers Are Doing Everything They Can to Save Rare Native Species From Extinction
Iridescent sweat bees, hairy-faced mining bees, tiny Perdita minima the size of a gnat. Thanks to swarms of apiary ...
Inside Climate News5d
One Man’s Quest to Protect Pink River Dolphins
Colombian marine biologist Fernando Trujillo has spent a lifetime working with the endangered creatures, which offer a window ...
Arizona Daily Star6d
Ironwood at 25: Monumental milestone arrives with little change to desert preserve
The free event at the west end of El Tiro Road will last from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and feature four guest speakers, about a dozen ...
Interesting Engineering7d
Eight tiny but mighty mammals on Earth that are as cute as a button
From the bumblebee bat to the Baluchistan pygmy jerboa, here are eight of the world's smallest mammals who thrive in a world built for giants.
Scientific American9d
Birds Are in Trouble across the U.S. But It’s Not Too Late to Protect Them
In the U.S. 42 species of birds have low and steeply declining populations that put them on the brink of disaster, scientists ...
There's a plan to kill thousands of owls in California. Some lawmakers want to stop it.
In a bipartisan letter to U.S. Department of Interior, 19 lawmakers asked the agency to halt a plan to kill 450,000 barred ...