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5,496 results for: Forests

  1. Plants

    The dietary habits of the emerald ash borer beetle are complicated

    Tests answer some questions about the emerald ash borer’s hidden taste for olive and fringe trees.

    By Susan Milius
  2. Animals

    This ancient marsupial lion had an early version of ‘bolt-cutter’ teeth

    Extinct dog-sized predator crunched with unusual slicers toward the back of its jaw.

    By Susan Milius
  3. Earth

    Early land plants led to the rise of mud

    New research suggests early land plants called bryophytes, which include modern mosses, helped shape Earth’s surface by creating clay-rich river deposits.

    By Carolyn Gramling
  4. Ecosystems

    Mapping rainforest chemistry from the air reveals 36 types of forest

    Aircraft analysis of tree chemicals reveals new biodiversity in the Peruvian rainforest.

    By Laurel Hamers
  5. Astronomy

    Why are the loops in the sun’s atmosphere so neat and tidy?

    Observations during the total solar eclipse may explain why the sun’s atmosphere is so organized despite arising from a tangled magnetic field.

    By Lisa Grossman
  6. Life

    Lichens are an early warning system for forest health

    Lichens, fascinating mosaics of fungi and algae or cyanobacteria, are made for sensing environmental change.

    By Amy McDermott
  7. Ecosystems

    If you think the Amazon jungle is completely wild, think again

    Ancient Amazonians partly or fully domesticated fruit and nut trees that still dominate some forests.

    By Bruce Bower
  8. Animals

    Here’s how to use DNA to find elusive sharks

    Hard-to-find sharks that divers and cameras miss appear in genetic traces in the ocean.

    By Susan Milius
  9. Animals

    How bats could help tomato farmers (and the U.S. Navy)

    The way bats navigate their environs inspires engineers to develop better sonar and robots that can estimate crop yield or deliver packages

    By Amber Dance
  10. Archaeology

    People may have lived in Brazil more than 20,000 years ago

    Stone Age humans left behind clues of their presence at a remote Brazilian rock shelter.

    By Bruce Bower
  11. Health & Medicine

    Let your kids help you, and other parenting tips from traditional societies

    Hunter-gatherers and villagers have some parenting tips for modern moms and dads.

    By Bruce Bower
  12. Psychology

    When it’s playtime, many kids prefer reality over fantasy

    Given a choice between fantasy play and doing the things that adults do, children prefer reality-based tasks, studies suggest.

    By Bruce Bower