In fantasy worlds, trees like the Lord of the Rings’ Ents are agile and mobile. In the real world, they’re slow.

Once threatened by urban expansion, the 144-acre Sal forest in Purbachal has now been officially designated a ‘Special Biodiversity Area’. With restoration efforts underway, the forest is being revive ...

If you walk through a forest and look down, you might think you're stepping on dead leaves, twigs and soil. In reality, ...

Ecologists are concerned that forest ecosystems will not keep pace with a rapidly changing climate, failing to remain healthy and productive. Before the rapid climate change of the past century, tree ...

Hidden fungal networks influence which trees thrive, offering new insight into forest biodiversity and resilience in a ...

In the coastal waters around Sydney, a team of dedicated scientists is restoring crayweed forests.

Despite a long history of traditional medicinal use in the United States, the collection, consumption and efficacy of the peculiar forest plant aptly named ghost pipe, scientific name Monotropa ...

Identity Digital®, a leader in connecting the online world with domain names and related technologies, announced a partnership with the National Forest Found ...

Poodle-dog bush, a pretty but dangerous plant, is growing in parts of the Angeles National Forest hit by recent wildfires. Hairs covering the stems, leaves and flowers have glands that secrete a ...

The tree of heaven, scientific name Ailanthus altissima, is usually a smaller-sized tree that can reach up to 80 feet high in some cases. Native to China, the plant has become an invasive species ...

Nyota and her colleagues, all volunteer environmentalists from the local community, co-authored Common Medicinal Plants of Eburu Forest, a book documenting known medicinal plant varieties.