When hills are healthy, vegetation can anchor the soil in place. But when that is burned off, hillsides become vulnerable to ...

Colorado's forests store a massive amount of carbon, but dying trees -- mostly due to insects and disease -- have caused the state's forests to emit more carbon than they absorbed in recent years, ...

Wildlife photographer Ingo Arndt discovered his first enormous ant mound as a child exploring the forest with his father near their home in Germany almost 50 years ago. They were bird-watching ...

Initial location: Los Angeles County, Calif. Eatonhurst Postfire Baer initially started 3:12 a.m. Jan. 18 in Los Angeles ...

A coastline is the interface between the land and the sea, and there the land is always in flux, subject to oceans’ and ...

"Community members become stewards of the land itself." New 'pocket forests' are transforming cities in a quiet way: 'They ...

A number of readers have inquired as to the status of garden soil or landscaped ground following a fire.

Community volunteers, scientists, and major organizations team up to combat coastal erosion and preserve a Louisiana landmark.

While a single plant is capable of fixing inorganic carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air, the entire ecosystem surrounding the ...

A 110,000-ton carbon sink was generated in the basin in the past over two decades following comprehensive soil erosion control measures, including land leveling for afforestation, forest nurturing ...