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How rugged gullies protect hidden rainforests in the Greater Blue Mountains

Researchers have uncovered rainforest communities previously hidden within the rugged gullies of the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area that are protecting vegetation not known to grow anywhere else.

Ecology

Aug 17, 2026

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Wildfires have destroyed an area of protected tropical forest twice the size of Wales since 2001, study reveals

Over 4 million hectares (9.9 million acres) of protected tropical forestan area double the size of Waleshave been lost to wildfires since 2001.

Earth Sciences

Aug 14, 2026

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GPS tracking study reveals why invasive barred owls are winning the battle for California's old-growth forests

Newly published research offers some of the clearest evidence yet of why the invasive barred owl has become one of the greatest threats to the northern spotted owl and delivers encouraging evidence that managing barred owl ...

Ecology

Aug 13, 2026

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Satellite data reveal tropical forests respond differently to climate across continents

Satellite images can be used to estimate how much carbon forests store as aboveground biomass (AGB) and how biomass varies in different forests. In a study published in the journal Nature, a team of researchers affiliated ...

Earth Sciences

Aug 13, 2026

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Fast-moving wildfires may prevent western forests from recovering

The severe, drought-fueled fires now burning across much of the American West and Canada may be scorching forests so thoroughly that they cannot recover to the forests they once were, new research shows. A study by Colorado ...

Ecology

Aug 12, 2026

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Hydraulic traits reveal why some mountain trees move uphill while others shift downhill

As global temperatures rise, scientists have largely assumed that mountain tree species will move uphill in search of cooler conditions. A new study published in Nature Climate Change reveals a more complex reality: Some ...

Environment

Aug 7, 2026

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Unprecedented biomass loss in Europe's forests since 2018

Using satellite data, researchers at TUM have identified an unprecedented loss of aboveground biomass in Europe's forests since 2018. Unlike previous studies that focused solely on changes in tree cover, this study provides ...

Environment

Aug 5, 2026

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In Atlantic Forest restoration, connection between fragments is more important than fragment size

Seed dispersal through wind, water or animals is a crucial process for forest renewal and biodiversity preservation. In the Atlantic Forest, a new study showed that the amount of forest in the landscape surrounding an area ...

Ecology

Aug 4, 2026

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Expert discusses soil fertility and tropical forest productivity

YCNCC Science Communications Fellow Samantha Tracy recently sat down with Wong to discuss the influence of soil fertility on tropical forests and their responses to global change. The study is published in the journal New ...

Ecology

Aug 4, 2026

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Multiple threats endanger the world's rarest great ape, a new study on the Tapanuli orangutan reveals

Deep in the forests of North Sumatra, Indonesia, lives the Tapanuli orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis), the world's rarest great ape. Fewer than 800 individuals remain, confined to the Batang Toru ecosystem, a landscape that ...

Plants & Animals

Aug 4, 2026

Research news on forest ecosystems

How rugged gullies protect hidden rainforests in the Greater Blue Mountains

Wildfires have destroyed an area of protected tropical forest twice the size of Wales since 2001, study reveals

GPS tracking study reveals why invasive barred owls are winning the battle for California's old-growth forests

Satellite data reveal tropical forests respond differently to climate across continents

Fast-moving wildfires may prevent western forests from recovering

Hydraulic traits reveal why some mountain trees move uphill while others shift downhill

Unprecedented biomass loss in Europe's forests since 2018

In Atlantic Forest restoration, connection between fragments is more important than fragment size

Expert discusses soil fertility and tropical forest productivity

Multiple threats endanger the world's rarest great ape, a new study on the Tapanuli orangutan reveals

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