Red wood ants are typically found in Eurasia’s temperate and boreal forests. But in recent decades, more nests have been disappearing as the forests have fallen victim to logging, urbanization ...

In the heart of northern Minnesota, one hour from Duluth, Sax-Zim Bog holds a place in our hearts with 300 square miles of ...

Some cruise ships have itineraries that take passengers through open waters where the northern lights may appear overhead. Passengers who go to Alaska ... Tours may also include snowshoeing, dog ...

I look forward to seeing black ducks on the spring-fed pond beside the Fresh Walter Institute on Turner Road. Sometimes they ...

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 ...

Peatlands are critical ecosystems for carbon storage and biodiversity, containing more carbon than all the world's forests despite covering just 3% of the ...

I will never turn on the “Big Light.” The term has become shorthand for any overhead, flush-mounted light — especially a boob light, especially one with a glaring, cool, too-bright tone.

In highly deforested landscapes and degraded forests, large-seeded big trees are losing out to opportunistic, fast-growing species, a recent study has found. Having examined 1,207 tree species ...

PLENTY OF HUMAN errors helped make this month’s wildfires in Los Angeles County so destructive. Poor urban development and regulations on insurance companies encouraged the region’s vast ...

The Arctic-boreal zone, historically a carbon sink, is now a carbon source, with 34% of the region emitting more CO 2 than it absorbs, increasing to 40% when fire emissions are included.

“It is critical that immediate and effective steps are taken to stop the rampant illegal exploitation of forest throughout South Sudan. Failure to do so is a sure desire for desert encroachment ...

It is early winter when MacKenzie, an atmospheric scientist and director of Birmingham University Institute of Forest Research, leads me further into this small patch of woodland here in ...