A hidden nutrient in the soil could double the speed at which tropical forests, and their climate benefits, come roaring back ...

Young tropical forests play a crucial role in slowing climate change. Growing trees absorb carbon dioxide from the air, using ...

After analyzing 40 years of tree records across the Andes and Amazon, researchers found that climate change is reshaping ...

New research shows tropical forests can recover twice as fast after deforestation when their soils contain enough nitrogen.

New research published in Nature Ecology and Evolution reveals significant recent shifts in tree diversity among the tropical ...

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

In most forests, a visitor’s eye is trained on what can be reached. The trunk can be measured. The leaves can be plucked. A ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks during the UN Climate Change Conference COP30 in Belem. Kay Nietfeld/dpa Germany is ...

Researchers investigating root structures in drying tropical forests made a surprising discovery that could change how we view those plants and their ability to survive in a changing global climate.

Tropical forests still absorb vast amounts of carbon, but new evidence suggests that small deforestation clearings cause ...

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

Tropical forests play a pivotal role in global carbon cycling and biodiversity conservation, yet they are increasingly exposed to the impacts of extreme weather events. Hurricanes and typhoons, as ...