But new research suggests that deforestation on a much smaller scale is just as damaging for the climate, greatly reducing ...

Think of the destruction of Earth's rainforests and a familiar image may come to mind: fires or chainsaws tearing through ...

A new study led by the U.S. Forest Service, with Chapman University as a key senior collaborator, published in Nature Communications, suggests Earth's own tropical soils may contribute to climate ...

From Tasmania to the Top End, Australia's forest trees are dying at higher rates due to climate change, according to new ...

Global warming, with its long summers and increasing number of droughts, is introducing a new climate in the Amazon ...

A team of international scientists led by researchers from Australian universities has found the first evidence that woody biomass in tropical rainforests is acting as a long-term source of carbon ...

COP30 is expected to hold talks on “ending deforestation” after developers carved a four-lane highway through protected tracts of the Amazon rainforest to facilitate attendees. The massive United ...

Orange, Calif. — Sept. 16, 2025 — A new study led by the U.S. Forest Service, with Chapman University as a key senior collaborator, published in Nature Communications, suggests the Earth’s own ...

The story of the world’s tropical forests in 2025 was not one of dramatic reversal, but one shaped by accumulated pressure.

Brazil on Thursday unveiled long-awaited details of a plan to pay countries to preserve their tropical forests and announced it had already drawn $5.5 billion in pledges.Video above: COP30 summit ...