The Blue Ridge Mountains offer some of the most magnificent scenery in the U.S., and these spectacular state parks are ...

Researchers at the University of Würzburg have shown that dung beetles suffer in canopy openings that have been deliberately ...

The Great Bear Rainforest is a vast temperate rainforest located along the central coast of British Columbia, Canada. Spanning millions of hectares, it is one of the largest remaining coastal ...

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An important initiative just surpassed expectations. With donations that far exceeded its goal, Cornwall Wildlife Trust in England is now able to begin the prized restoration project of a nearby ...

The Falkland Islands are known today for cool winds, broad grasslands, and very few trees. That modern picture is accurate, but it is not the whole story. Pollen found beneath the capital shows these ...

A surprising discovery in the Falkland Islands has unveiled fossilized pollen and wood fragments that paint a picture of a lush, cool-temperate rainforest that existed millions of years ago. A ...

Federal officials are preparing to overturn a long-contested Clinton-era regulation that limits logging and roadbuilding in large portions of the West, including Alaska's Tongass National Forest, the ...

Although rainforests cover only a small percentage of Earth's total surface area, they're home to half of the world's plant and animal species. As the name suggests, rainforests are also very wet: ...

With over 55 inches of rain a year and lush, moss-covered woods, parts of the Catskills may qualify as a true temperate rainforest—right in New York’s backyard. Governor Delivers Blow to GOP with 169 ...

In May of this year, lifelong explorer and author Robin Hanbury-Tenison decided to ring in his 89th birthday with a unique challenge: Rowing 22 miles to help restore Britain’s historic rainforests.