A new study has introduced a powerful tool for analyzing satellite imagery of boreal forests (also known ... we've developed a method that can reliably map these forests at a 30-meter resolution ...

The poles are warming faster than anywhere else on Earth, and fires in the northern boreal forest are increasing in both ...

A landmark study led by the University of Oxford has created the world’s first global map of tropical forests based on canopy traits, shedding light on the complex functional diversity of tree ...

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - The logging industry and sawmills are disappearing in Vermont. Along with shrinking markets and a warming climate, Vermont’s forests and the people whose livelihoods ...

Mar. 26, 2025 — Getting zapped with millions of volts of electricity may not sound like a healthy activity, but for some trees, it is. A new study reports that some tropical tree species are not ...

Newsweek's map, below, shows where the change is happening, comparing the oldest available data—from 2007 or in some cases 2014—from Pew's Religious Landscape Study and its most recent ...

For years, Google Maps stored location history in the cloud. Users could access their travel records anytime by logging into their accounts. But in December 2023, Google changed this system.

An academic partner on a U.S. Forest Service-led monitoring program for the endangered species said a federal hiring freeze will stymie this year's survey. (Tom Gallagher / Associated Press) ...

A map published by Earth System Science Data shows the dramatic decrease in forest-covered land in the United States since the 17th century. Before European settlement in the early 1600s ...

America’s butterflies are disappearing because of insecticides, climate change and habitat loss, with the number of the winged beauties down 22% since 2000, a new study finds. The first ...