New research suggests that trees may handle predicted drier conditions better than current models suggest.

A new study finds that investments to establish new oil palm or tree plantations seem to consistently have higher rates of forest loss than other types of activities, such as mining and logging.

The surprising finding suggests that future hurricanes stoked by warming climate may be even more destructive to forests than scientists have already projected.

Researchers survey the damage to Puerto Rico’s forests in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.