Warming trends, resilience, forecasting, and the data behind a changing climate.
A maritime forest is a coastal woodland adapted to salt spray, strong wind, sandy soil and occasional flooding. In the eastern United States, many grow behind dunes on barrier islands or along sheltered estuary shores. Their dense edges protect taller interior trees, while roots hold soil and vegetation stores water and nutrients. NOAA’s maritime forest…
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Eight and a half times more ants appeared on ground-level baits than on baits placed atop the clay towers of an Amazonian cicada, according to a study in Biotropica published on February 23, 2026. The research points to a surprisingly practical purpose for the strange rainforest chimneys: they help young cicadas avoid ants and may…
A study in Nature found that tropical rainforest biodiversity in Ecuador’s Chocó region can return faster than many people might expect after farmland is left to regrow. The research, led by Timo Metz and a large international team, tracked life across abandoned agricultural land, recovering forest and old-growth rainforest. The results point to a powerful…
