Credit: NPS Photo/Tim Rains Boreal forests comprise the world’s largest terrestrial biome—a vast landscape ringing the high latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere. The expanse of trees in this ...

Owls that live in the boreal forest in Canada have flown south to northeastern Minnesota in search of their preferred food, ...

The database of endangered species is a list that no animal, plant, fungus, or other organic being wants to land on. You ...

Boreal ecology is the study of ecosystems in the subarctic (boreal) zone of the Northern hemisphere. These areas are dominated by coniferous forest, generally have permafrost soils, and occur ...

Strib Voices publishes a mix of material from 11 contributing columnists, along with other commentary online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. ••• When I was a kid, my dad and grandpa ...

The engineering and defensive skills of red wood ants help the endangered species transcend its small ... found in Eurasia’s temperate and boreal forests. But in recent decades, more nests ...

Home to more than 3,600 documented plant and animal species, it’s one of the few places on Earth where you can easily see the inner workings of a northern boreal forest.

Many reptiles found in the plants also crawl on the surface. Skunk in Illinois ... This is also known as a fox bear. He likes to live a lonely life in Boreal forests in North America. In these forests ...

Data on precipitation and evapotranspiration — the transfer of water from soil and plants ... forests, bouncing back relatively soon after a drought ends. And other biomes, such as northern ...

Erin Kirkland Nestled in 110 acres of boreal forest, the Alaska Botanical Garden features 150 native plant species and more than 1,100 perennials. There is an herb garden, a wildflower trail ...