The biggest trees in the Peruvian Amazon store disproportionately more carbon than smaller trees do, a new study finds. But these larger trees are also the ones most likely to be harvested, which ...

A new study warns that climate risks like wildfires and drought could weaken forest carbon credit systems in the future.

A two-decade-long experiment in the Sierra Nevada found that regular prescribed burns promote carbon sequestration in live trees and plants, maintaining forests' long-term ability to store carbon ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dry, tropical forests are often overshadowed in popular and scientific perception by wet and tall rainforests. They are less ...

The world's forests form a vast network of carbon reservoirs, keeping carbon sequestered from the atmosphere where its ...

The carbon stored globally by plants is shorter-lived and more vulnerable to climate change than previously thought, according to a new study. The carbon stored globally by plants is shorter-lived and ...

WOODS HOLE — Safety pins, zip ties, and red lipstick are almost all that scientist Phil Colarusso needs to complete his study. That, and his scuba-diving gear. “High-tech science,” said Colarusso, a ...

Scientists who were assessing the structure of different types of wood at the microscopic level have discovered a totally new type of wood. This wood is part of tulip trees, which are relatives of ...

Scientists from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, and international collaborators demonstrated a new method for mapping the location and size of trees growing outside of ...