Is it too late to save the firefly? No, say Kentucky researchers. Still, evidence of a decline is there, and rarer firefly ...

The question of whether we are alone in the universe has fascinated humanity for centuries. Despite decades of searching, we’ve yet to receive a definitive signal from extraterrestrial life. One ...

The Priest River Experimental Forest is one of two research forests in North Idaho. The other is Deception Creek, east of ...

Magnetic micropillar arrays, made from magnetic composite materials, can change their shape under a magnetic field. However, ...

A stretch of rainforest in Belize that allows wildlife to pass freely between protected areas is under threat of ...

Trees take centuries to respond to change. But climate change is moving much faster, and forests may not survive the gap.

Streams that wind through Western Washington’s forests are essential habitat for frogs, bugs, and lots of other tiny critters ...

Even-aged forest management is geared towards timber production with ecosystem health as a lesser consideration. This creates ...

A little-known division of the National Forest Service faces budget cuts in legislation still pending in Congress. The State, Private and Tribal Forestry division’s budget would be eliminated in a ...

When 5 p.m. arrives at the Priest River Experimental Forest, it's time to check the weather. Each day, as afternoon turns into evening, the U.S. Forest Service research staffer based at the ...

Scientists discover a giant thousand-year-old tree called Tessmannia princeps, a new species that reaches 131 feed high and 3 ...

Photographers have until Sept. 1 to submit their best photographs taken in the DuPage County forest preserves for a chance to ...