Flowering plants - from corn, wheat, rice and potatoes to maple, oak, apple and cherry trees as well as roses, tulips, ...

Wild birds that eat a variety of fruits–or frugivores –can play a vital role in forest ecosystems by eating, excreting, and ...

Birds like the Collared Araçari play a vital role in the growth of diverse young forests by dispersing seeds of various tree ...

New research from the Crowther Lab at ETH Zurich illustrates a critical barrier to natural regeneration of tropical forests.

The Little Mariana fruit bat slipped into oblivion before scientists even had the chance to learn about its biology or ...

Twenty-six million seedlings might be enough to repopulate the estimated 70,000 to 110,000 acres of forest that sustained the ...

Earth Day turns 54 years old on. It began in 1970, during an era of civic action when concerned citizens from all walks of ...

At the Dorena Genetic Resource Center near Cottage Grove, Ore., scientists are collecting whitebark pine cones, growing ...

Few birds have more common names than the northern flicker. This flashy woodpecker goes by cotton-rump, high-hole, ...

Shelby Rosin, science teacher at Prospect High School, is the winner of the 2024 Dr. Elizabeth A. Ennis Innovator Award from High School District 214. The legacy of the late Dr. Ennis, District ...

Across the US, pro-Palestine students have faced repression, suspension, and arrest. We asked more than a dozen students to ...

Natural forest regeneration is hailed as a cost-effective way to restore biodiversity and sequester carbon. However, the ...