A fascinating rediscovery on the fringe of the Amazon shows the importance of protecting Earth's vital ecosystems. A new ...

Tropical forests are struggling to keep pace with climate change. Scientists warn that slow adaptation could threaten ...

Bolitoglossa digitigrada, or the Rio Santa Rosa mushroom tongue salamander, was described using 10 specimens collected from ...

In 2024, the Swedish Forest Agency received notifications for final felling on 245,494 hectares of productive forest land, marking a 6% decrease compared to 2023. This is the lowest notified area ...

Maps show the distribution of tropical montane cloud forests, as estimated using cloud cover data from satellites. Satellites that observe the Earth provide many types of data about the planet's ...

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It requires very specific habitat conditions — cool and moist montane forests above 2,600 feet, with an understory including talus or rocky debris. While the salamander has always been restricted to ...

Within a 6 km (4 mile) radius of the MRS, researchers have access to a multitude of vegetation types, including ponderosa pine, lodgepole pine, aspen, and spruce-fir forests, montane and subalpine ...