If you're wondering why squirrels seem to vastly outnumber raccoons—or why certain car brands dominate city streets—a team of ...

Wildfire risks are rising sharply across the southern U.S., as climate change, population growth, and fuel buildup increase ...

Some 57 million acres of longleaf pine forest once stretched across the southeast from Virginia to Texas. But much of it was clear-cut for timber by the early 20th century. Because longleaf pines ...

“You can go to a forest to survey trees or use binoculars ... tree species abundance in the United States. Virginia’s forests, among the nation’s most diverse, are predominantly red maple, loblolly ...