Mushroom Conversations? Some Fungi Communicate Through Electric Signals After It Rains, Study Reveals

Medicine & Technology May 14, 2023

These mushroom talk findings is vital to understanding the role of mushroom in forest ecosystems. Read to learn more.

Chimpanzees Use Drumming Beats to Communicate With Each Other Even When Kilometers Apart

Sep 07, 2022

Chimpanzees have their own social media that lets them send messages to their friends even more than a kilometer away. Check out how these nonhuman primates use their own drumming beats to communicate.

Invasive Earthworms Behind the Striking Decline of Insects in North American Forests, Study Claims

Apr 04, 2022

Earthworms can be invasive too and they are responsible for the decline of insects in North America. Continue reading to know the details.

Earth Has 14% More Tree Species Than Previously Thought: Why Does Diversity of Forests Matter?

Feb 01, 2022

Researchers used second world war codebreaking calculations that were employed at Bletchley Park and found over 9,000 undiscovered tree species, including rare and vulnerable to extinction trees.

Deforestation Linked to Increased Storm Frequency in Fast-Growing African Coastal Cities, Doubling Thunderstorms in 30 Years

Jan 05, 2022

A new study examining the late-stage deforestation in Africa that started in 1900 showed that the frequency of afternoon storms has doubled in deforested patches, including coastal areas.

Can Peanut Butter Contribute to Future Pandemics? Research Shows Link Between Palm Oil and Disease Outbreaks

Jul 04, 2021

A new study recently found that peanut butter can possibly contribute to future pandemics through reforestation. It has extended such insight too, to deforestation associated with agricultural production of products like palm oil.

Peru's 39-Million-Years-Old Petrified Forest Gives Clues on South American Primeval History

Jun 10, 2021

Researchers analyzed fossilized trees in the first petrified forest in South America giving clues on the region's profound history.

59M Hectares of Forests Have Regrown Since 2000, Soaking Up 5.9 Gigatons of Carbon Dioxide

May 12, 2021

A new analysis showed that an area of forests the size of France had regrown naturally since 2000. That means it could store up to 5.9 gigatons of carbon emissions.

Why Is Regrowing Forests Naturally Better Than Planting Trees?

Nov 02, 2020

A new global study suggests it would be better for forests to regrow naturally than plant new trees.

How Trees Affect the Weather

Jun 27, 2019

Biologists from the University of Utah including William Anderegg, Anna Trugman, and David Bowling have led new research and discovered that some trees and plants are prolific spendthrifts in drought conditions, "spending" precious soil water to cool themselves and, in the process, making droughts more intense. The researchers published their findings in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.