MOSCOW, July 3. /TASS/. The forest fire that has been raging in the Transbaikal Region since early summer now covers an area of a little under 45,000 acres, over 50 times smaller than at its peak, ...

Young forests regrowing from land where mature woodlands have been cut down have a key role to play in removing billions of ...

There's a lot to love about Canada. From the Rockies to the boreal forest, over Niagara Falls and through the prairie ...

Climate change is accelerating the loss of ancient forests. Rising temperatures threaten woodlands worldwide, from the Amazon ...

While some wildlife thrive when the boreal forest burns, experts say climate change and human activity have led to larger, more intense wildfires, exacerbating the negative effects on some species.

Extreme weather, pest outbreaks and overharvesting are turning forest carbon sinks into carbon sources across Europe, undermining a crucial part of countries’ net-zero plans ...

Russia is the world’s most forested country, containing millions of hectares of sweeping boreal forest. Nearly half of the vast country is taken up by forest, with human settlements concentrated in ...

In identifying all those boreal-forest insects, Sikes found that moths were the most numerous type of insect in Fairbanks and Tetlin, while flies were the most numerous type around Anchorage.

Many of these forests are found in Sweden, part of the belt of boreal forests that circle the world through Canada, Scandinavia and Russia.

Boreal forests are characterized by large swathes of coniferous trees like pines, fir and spruce. These woods can weather harsh winters and are principally found in the northern reaches of eight ...