Forests play a crucial role in promoting health and well-being, but not all forests provide the same benefits. A large-scale international study, co-led by the University of Surrey and the University ...
Satellite images can be used to estimate how much carbon forests store as aboveground biomass (AGB) and how biomass varies in different forests. In a study published in the journal Nature, a team of ...
Clearing away dead trees after forest fires can lead to a notable decline in bird numbers. These standing dead trees are essential, offering food and nesting opportunities for many animals. Insects ...
Understanding what happened in these forests 56 million years ago may help humanity recognize similar thresholds before we ...
The method not only overcomes limitations of traditional LiDAR scanning but also enables the extraction of other hard-to-measure crown parameters, promising to advance forest management, breeding, and ...
In highly deforested landscapes and degraded forests, large-seeded big trees are losing out to opportunistic, fast-growing species, a recent study has found. Having examined 1,207 tree species across ...
Tropical forests in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are showing signs of recovery from deforestation. But a recently released study suggests that forest regrowth after deforestation is a ...
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
Hidden within Taiwan's steep mountain ranges, beyond roads and well-trodden hiking trails, lies a forest that remained ...
In northwestern Poland, a small stand of pine trees curves sharply at the base and then grows straight upward, creating one of the most visually puzzling forests in Europe. This place is known as the ...