New space satellites can see through forest canopies to track carbon storage, forest growth, and climate patterns.

Many of the Maine woods have been cut so hard that reshaping them for carbon storage will be neither quick nor easy.

Atmospheric CO₂ concentrations are surging, even as emissions level out. Natural carbon sinks are showing signs of faltering ...

And quite a bit of work at that: forests annually remove nearly 30% of human-generated CO₂ emissions. The largest 1% of trees by diameter in a mature forest can store half its carbon.

Burning forests release carbon dioxide (CO2 ... the study adds. Trees burning in forest fires in eastern Oregon, US in August 2012. Credit: American Photo Archive / Alamy Stock Photo. The researchers ...

Torkhov – stock.adobe.com Lightning is largely a cause of tree mortality in tropical forests, especially when it comes to the largest and oldest trees that play a big role in storing carbon and ...

The national guidance arrives at a time of a long-standing debate among Vermonters over what are best practices for the ...