Trees shape climate, biodiversity, rural livelihoods, and the global bioeconomy, yet many remain invisible to today’s large-scale monitoring systems. Most satellite products describe forests as broad ...

AI has dominated the headlines lately — and not necessarily in a good way. From AI bot ChatGPT helping college students plagiarize essays to tools like Dall-E potentially spreading misinformation, ...

Experts have challenged the principle that tropical ecosystems are aseasonal -- after discovering regular cycles in fruiting, flowering and leafing in such climates. Experts have challenged the ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Scientists using a combination of satellite, airborne and ground-collected data have concluded that naturally occurring, tree-killing events in South America’s Amazon tropical forests ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — With 89% of the U.S. population and 68% of the world population projected to live in cities by 2050, concerns mount about how to address health and environmental issues such as ...

The rise in tree mortality is troubling for local forest ecosystems. As a global phenomenon, however, it has a significant social impact that remains poorly understood. "We don't currently know ...

Foresters are calling it the most destructive tree pest to ever invade North America, and its march of devastation continues. Emerald ash borer has now spread to 35 states, killing hundreds of ...

In recent decades, tree mortality has increased in many forest ecosystems worldwide. Forest researchers stress the importance of better understanding this phenomenon, as its full impact on Earth’s ...