Ten thousand years ago, mastodons vanished from South America. With them, an ecologically vital function also disappeared: ...

and air plants, as well as the diverse animal species that inhabit these forests, such as monkeys, birds, and reptiles. The film also addresses the impact of human activities on these ecosystems ...

Plants and animals know a forest when they see one, no matter the age. We need to learn from them. The Seattle Times closes comments on particularly sensitive stories. If you would like to share ...

Great apes began to diverge from other primates about 25 million years ago, according to eastern African fossil records.

At an empty outpost deep in a forest in Mexico, biologists were checking whether the windows had been broken or the furniture ...

In the forests of Madagascar, small lizards do more than sunbathe on rocks or snap at insects. In fact, they may be shaping ...

University of Oxford scientists, working with a local team in the Budongo Forest, filmed and recorded incidents of the animals using plants for first aid, both on themselves and occasionally on ...

Keep your summers safe and fun by avoiding these nasty outdoor hazards in Wisconsin, from deer ticks to poison sumac.

“You can go to a forest to survey trees or use binoculars to look at ... As a microbiologist, Wu said he’s always interested in investigating if the rules that hold for animal and plant communities ...

The USDA Forest Service will waive recreation fees at most day-use sites across national forests in Oregon and Washington on ...