Highly detailed 3D scans of dense tropical rain forest plots are enabling precise estimates of tree structure, volume and ...
By Rhett Ayers Butler [( A deceptively simple question underlies many global environmental policies: where, exactly, are the world’s forests? A new study suggests the answer depends heavily on which ...
In the top layers of soil, microbes digest dead wood and fallen leaves, while threadlike roots release carbon dioxide as they ...
On April 29, a rocket lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Aboard it was a satellite designed to answer one of the most important questions in climate science: how much carbon ...
Russia has the largest forest area in the world, accounting for nearly 20% of Earth's total forest cover. From Siberia's ...