Nitrogen shortage limits young tropical forest growth, slowing carbon capture that could help fight climate change.

Published in Nature (Small persistent humid forest clearings drive tropical forest biomass losses | Nature ), the study ...

Whether in a desert, the savanna, or a tropical rainforest, plants have an important role in the ecological processes of Earth’s biomes. In this episode of Crash Course Botany, we’ll explore these ...

As climate change promotes fire-favorable weather, climate-driven wildfires in extratropical forests have overtaken tropical forests as the leading source of global fire emissions, researchers report.

Australia’s forests face rising tree mortality from climate stress, threatening carbon storage and ecosystem health ...

As temperatures rise around the world, city heat becomes increasingly unbearable during the hottest seasons. The urban heat island effect causes cities to become significantly warmer than surrounding ...