Most Forest Fires in Canada Are Simply Impossible to Put Out
Most wildfires in Canada are impossible to fight. As smoke from forest fires in Canada have darkened skies…
Global Warming Could Ravage the Amazon’s Useful Plant Species, Study Finds
Over centuries, the Amazon’s hundreds of Indigenous societies have built up an abundance of knowledge about the rainforest’s…
Indonesia Landslides Devastated Endangered Orangutans, Study Finds
The critically endangered Tapanuli orangutans found on the Indonesian island of Sumatra are a step closer to extinction,…
One of Madagascar’s Oldest Sacred Trees Is Slowly Dying
The first sign that the tree was in trouble was the scent — a musty odor that cut…
New Study Shows Risks of Amazon Deforestation. And Rewards of Protection.
If deforestation and global warming continue unchecked, the Amazon rainforest could begin a gradual transition to a degraded,…
Rainforests Can Bounce Back Much Faster Than Thought, Researchers Say
Scientists once thought it would take a century or more for animals to return to deforested land in…