Redwood trees are growing almost as fast in the UK as their Californian cousins – new study

Their incredible resilience means they are becoming part of the UK landscape.

Mathias Disney, Reader in Remote Sensing, Department of Geography, UCL • conversation
March 13, 2024 ~7 min

Real or artificial? A forestry scientist explains how to choose the most sustainable Christmas tree, no matter what it's made of

How many years you reuse a fake holiday tree matters. So does what happens to a live tree when you’ve packed up the ornaments.

Curtis VanderSchaaf, Assistant Professor of Forestry, Mississippi State University • conversation
Dec. 5, 2023 ~8 min


Russia’s aggression threatens efforts to protect nature beyond Ukraine

Russia has vast natural resources and is involved in many conservation efforts. Its diplomatic isolation as a result of the war in Ukraine is making it harder to protect many wild species and places.

Paul G. Harris, Chair Professor of Global and Environmental Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong • conversation
Feb. 21, 2023 ~10 min

Ending Amazon deforestation: 4 essential reads about the future of the world's largest rainforest

Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says he will end land clearance in Brazil’s Amazon region. But powerful forces profit from rainforest destruction.

Jennifer Weeks, Senior Environment + Energy Editor, The Conversation • conversation
Nov. 18, 2022 ~9 min

How forests lost 8,000 years of stored carbon in a few generations – animated maps reveal climate lessons for tree-planting projects today

The Midwest had a lot of trees, but just a few species were responsible for the bulk of the carbon storage.

Jason McLachlan, Associate Professor of Paleoecology, University of Notre Dame • conversation
July 27, 2022 ~8 min

Midwest forests lost 8,000 years of stored carbon in just 150 years – new animated maps track the changes, revealing lessons for climate projects today

A few tree species, including American beech and eastern hemlock, were responsible for the bulk of carbon storage.

Jason McLachlan, Associate Professor of Paleoecology, University of Notre Dame • conversation
July 27, 2022 ~8 min

Trees aren't a climate change cure-all – 2 new studies on the life and death of trees in a warming world show why

More carbon dioxide in the air doesn’t necessarily mean more growth for trees, and the increasing risk of wildfires and drought has major consequences, as an interactive map shows.

William R.L. Anderegg, Associate Professor of Ecology, School Of Biological Sciences, University of Utah • conversation
May 12, 2022 ~8 min

Redwood trees have two types of leaves, scientists find – a trait that could help them survive in a changing climate

New research shows that coast redwood trees have a surprising adaptation that helps then thrive in both wet and dry environments.

Alana Chin, Postdoctoral Fellow in Plant Ecology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich • conversation
April 13, 2022 ~10 min


Arctic greening won’t save the climate – here’s why

The growing season on the tundra is starting earlier as the planet warms, but the plants aren’t sequestering more carbon, a new study finds.

Donatella Zona, Associate Professor of Biology, San Diego State University • conversation
March 29, 2022 ~7 min

Offshore wind farms could help capture carbon from air and store it long-term – using energy that would otherwise go to waste

Wind turbines often can produce more power than is needed for electricity onshore. That extra energy could be put to work capturing and storing carbon.

David Goldberg, Lamont Research Professor, Columbia University • conversation
Jan. 25, 2022 ~8 min

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