Trees play a central role in life on Earth. They store CO₂, provide habitats for animals, fungi, and insects, stabilize soils ...
In Panama’s tropical forests, trees are quietly rewriting the rules of survival. Faced with longer, harsher dry spells, they are reallocating energy below ground, extending roots deeper into the soil ...
Tropical forests have long been treated as slow, patient allies in the fight against climate change, quietly locking away ...
When you walk through a forest, it may feel like a static setting where very little is happening. But trees are constantly interacting and reacting to each other as they grow. There’s intense ...
Climate change is causing trees to sprout earlier in spring. Nevertheless, some tree species are growing less. A TreeNet study led by the Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL shows that increasing ...
Young tropical forests play a crucial role in slowing climate change. Growing trees absorb carbon dioxide from the air, using photosynthesis to build it into their roots, trunks, and branches, where ...