One of my favorite excursions of the year is my AP Environmental Science class field trip up Blue Job Mountain in Farmington, N.H. The purpose of this field trip is to collect data about a variety of ...

The Marcell Experimental Forest in northern Minnesota. Scientists are simulating different climates in these glass chambers to better understand how boreal forests will respond to rising temperatures.

EAST LANSING, MICH. – A new traveling Smithsonian Institution exhibition about the key role of the planet’s boreal forests as a carbon sink will debut its national tour in Michigan. Michigan State ...

Explore Bear Meadows Natural Area in Rothrock State Forest, which has a hidden trail that leads past one of Pennsylvania’s ...

1. The boreal biome exhibits distinct alternative ecosystem states with high and low levels of tree cover. Insect outbreaks facilitated by climate warming could potentially drive transitions from high ...

This story was originally published by Yale Environment 360 and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A sign hanging above the door of a giant open-top glass chamber in a ...