Tag: Forests
We’ll see more fire seasons like 2020 – here’s a strategy...
Jennifer Balch, University of Colorado Boulder
As of late fall, wildfires are still smoldering under snowfall in Colorado. I am hoping that the cold and...
Across the world, trees are growing faster, dying younger – and...
Roel Brienen, University of Leeds and Emanuel Gloor, University of Leeds
As the world warms and the atmosphere becomes increasingly fertilised with carbon dioxide, trees...
Climate change and forest management have both fueled today’s epic...
Steven C. Beda, University of Oregon
What is driving the wildfires that are ravaging California, Oregon and Washington? President Trump and state officials have offered...
How deforestation helps deadly viruses jump from animals to humans
Amy Y. Vittor, University of Florida; Gabriel Zorello Laporta, Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, and Maria Anice Mureb Sallum, Universidade de São Paulo
The coronavirus...
Black bears adapt to life near humans by burning the midnight...
Kathy Zeller, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amid reports that human activities are pushing many wild species to the edge of extinction, it’s easy to miss...
High-value opportunities exist to restore tropical rainforests around the world –...
Robin Chazdon, University of Connecticut
The green belt of tropical rainforests that covers equatorial regions of the Americas, Africa, Indonesia and Southeast Asia is turning...
Don’t stress about what kind of Christmas tree to buy, but...
Bert Cregg, Michigan State University
Environmentally conscious consumers often ask me whether a real Christmas tree or an artificial one is the more sustainable choice....
Climate change is shrinking winter snowpack, which harms Northeast forests year-round
Andrew Reinmann, CUNY Graduate Center and Pamela Templer, Boston University
Climate change often conjures up images of heat, drought and hurricanes. But according to the...
EXPLORING NATURE
Building data centers in space is an intriguing idea on paper,...
Sven Bilén, Penn State and Wangda Zuo, Penn State
Imagine if one company could become the railroad, electric utility...
