Landmark study maps tropical forests' canopy traits, revealing functional diversity and ecological strategies across the globe.

To date, agricultural expansion in sub-Saharan Africa has mainly been driven by small-scale subsistence farmers. Yet since ...

Satellite images from space are allowing scientists to delve deeper into the individual functions of different tropical forest canopies with new and surprising results. Understanding tree traits and ...

and soil data, to predict variations in 13 tree traits and map the functional diversity of tropical forests. They found that forests in the Americas, Africa, and Asia each use different parts of ...

Because of their importance to life on Earth, forests have gained the nickname "lungs of the planet" for their role in ...

Cloud forests are biodiversity hot spots and crucial water sources. But climate change and deforestation are shrinking their range, new data show.

Getting zapped with millions of volts of electricity may not sound like a healthy activity, but for some trees, it is. A new ...

Harvard University acquired more than 2,000 acres of land in Petersham for its forestry program. They renamed the land the ...