They’re crucial for tracking deforestation, pinpointing dangerous heat, and helping people respond to fires, floods and insidious risks that might not be obvious from the ground.

When Indigenous peoples lose their river flow to dams, satellite programs like Landsat can help them fight for their resources.

After a bunch of detective work, researchers have found the culprits behind holes bored into a fossilized coconut from 60 million years ago: Beetles.

Artificial intelligence and low-cost satellite imagery combine to spot forced labor at deforestation sites in Brazil's Amazon rainforest.

New research suggests 75% of the rainforest has become less resilient to stress since the early 2000s.

Fussy about moisture and temperature, ferns are excellent indicators of environmental change.

Land grabs spearheaded by wealthy interests are accelerating deforestation, and Brazil’s National Congress is working to legitimize them.

Subjecting the enclosed rainforest in Biosphere 2 to drought reveals some evidence of resilience but a big drop in carbon storage.

Eavesdropping doesn't just belong in the playbooks of spies. Some mammals eavesdrop on one another when it comes to finding food.

Towering trees in African tropical mountain forests are a vital, overlooked carbon store threatened by deforestation.