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In the forests of central Mexico, the number of monarch butterflies grew for the second year in a row, suggesting the population has stabilized after years…

In 2018, the ecologist and writer Suzanne Simard was conducting research in the forested Caribou Mountains of western Canada when a thunderstorm rolled in. She was…

February 24, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmGhostly UV sparks light up forests as thunderstorms pass overheadThunderstorms can generate weak electrical discharges on the…

January 21, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmThe forest may be glowing—at least to deerDeer antler rubs and hoof scrapes change how parts of…

The restaurant chain Toby Carvery is facing eviction from one of its sites after taking a chainsaw to an ancient oak tree without the permission of…

In the southern Peloponnese, the Greek fir is a towering presence. The deep green, slow-growing conifers have long defined the region’s high-altitude forests, thriving in the…

Africa’s forests have turned from a carbon sink into a carbon source, according to research that underscores the need for urgent action to save the world’s…

In May 2023, a lightning strike hit the forest in Donnie Creek, British Columbia, and the trees started to burn. It was early in the year…

The climate plans that countries have submitted to the U.N. will do too little to protect the world’s forests and their vast stores of carbon, experts…

Drax power plant has continued to burn 250-year-old trees sourced from some of Canada’s oldest forests despite growing scrutiny of its sustainability claims, forestry experts say.A…