Highly detailed 3D scans of dense tropical rain forest plots are enabling precise estimates of tree structure, volume and ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University and the U.S. Forest Service on Tuesday (July 12) announced the new and improved Alien Forest Pest Explorer interactive web tool. “We want to better understand ...

The planet is becoming greener, but scientists warn that forests with fast-growing trees are more fragile and less resilient.

Climate change, deforestation, and habitat loss are promoting increasingly uniform forests, where fast-growing tree species displace native trees. This reduces biodiversity, makes trees less resilient ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Trees killed by drought and an outbreak of bark beetles in California's Tahoe National Forest in 2023. AP Photo/Godofredo A.

A growing dominance of fast-growing tree species is reshaping forests worldwide, potentially weakening ecosystem stability, biodiversity and long-term carbon storage, according to a major new global ...

New 3D scans of tropical rainforests give scientists better data on forest biomass, boosting carbon tracking and satellite ...