By Kristine Sabillo More than half of the tree cover in Pacific atolls is largely composed of “abandoned and overgrown” colonial-era coconut palm plantations, reveal satellite images in a study ...

Valentine’s Day often conjures images of chocolates and romance. But the crop behind this indulgence faces an existential threat.Regions like northeastern Brazil, one of the world’s notable ...

After thousands of homes were destroyed, many are looking for ways to make Los Angeles safer from wildfires. But clearing ...

July 08, 2024 near Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. Amid an acceleration of glacial retreat and permafrost degradation and an increase in wetlands and vegetation, the total area in Greenland covered by ...

Greenhouse gas emissions, particularly from fossil fuel combustion and deforestation, increase global temperatures. Rising temperatures, in turn, cause moisture to evaporate at a faster rate. This ...

Around this time every year in Prior Lake, lakeside residents are deputized as lookouts. Their job: to keep an eye on the surface of the lake. “We do use volunteers for this program,” Jamie ...

Tens of thousands of hectares of Gisborne’s forestry and farming land will need to be planted with vegetation to remedy the ...

A large grass fire is burning south of Auckland and is heading towards native bush as helicopters have been called in to help ...

A new way of studying the Daintree’s unique tree kangaroo population is reaping rich rewards for researchers of the elusive ...