Four independent groups say the work overestimates the carbon-absorbing benefits of global forest restoration, but the authors insist their original estimates are accurate.

Water flows between a dead-looking stump and nearby trees on an alternating schedule.

Changes in the auditory environment as a result of herbivory could influence how animals communicate, and may have implications for sound-based monitoring of species.

Ponderosa pine and Douglas fir are less able to regenerate in the face of climate change, and some areas have already “crossed a critical climate threshold.”

Trees are resilient, but researchers wonder if climate change will outpace their adaptations.

Forests are resilient, but researchers wonder if climate change will outpace their adaptations.

Numerous studies link habitat destruction to malaria and other vector-borne diseases, but the relationship isn’t always clear.

Scientists suspect the rapidly spreading beech leaf disease is due to an unidentified microbe.

A higher species richness could boost plant communities’ ability to mitigate climate change, a study suggests.