Health & Wellness

How Forests Heal Us

H. Patricia Hynes / Informed Comment Feb 1, 2024 Trees are cooling, purifying, and connected by fungal networks that carry the same chemicals as the neurotransmitters in our brain. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Can Trees Save Us From Climate Change?

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jul 16, 2019 Scientists now know where to start restoring the forests to soak up carbon and cool the planet. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

2 Reasons 2019 Could Be the Planet’s Worst Year Yet

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Feb 4, 2019 Here comes another dismal science forecast, with human carbon emissions due to rise this year. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Dying Tropical Forests Could Threaten Much of the Earth’s Life

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jul 30, 2018 Accelerating climate change is likely to result in growing forest carbon emissions, with serious consequences both for the creatures that find shelter there and the global atmosphere. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Dying of Forests Outpaces Effort to Fight Climate Change

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Mar 22, 2018 Three new studies confirm the value of trees to the planet and underscore the dangerous rate of loss. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.N. Forest Project ‘Does More Harm Than Good’

Alex Kirby / Climate News Network Mar 14, 2018 The Congo project is fueling conflict over land, threatening local residents and failing to slow deforestation, researchers say. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Mixed Forests May Not Resist Climate Change

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Dec 4, 2017 Variety is not just life’s spice but its support system. However, it may not be so simple for mixed forests, researchers say. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Loss of Wild Forest Continues to Accelerate, Study Shows

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jan 25, 2017 Almost 386,102 square miles of natural forest disappeared between 2000 and 2013, along with its ability to absorb carbon and reduce warming. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Africa’s Dust Is a Priceless Export

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Dec 3, 2016 Scientists show how different the world would be without a sprinkling of wind-borne fine particles from Africa that fertilize oceans and forests. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Effort to Restore Tropical Forests Gets a Massive Cutting Edge

By Richard Sadler / Climate News Network Aug 1, 2016 Degraded tropical forests throughout the world could be effectively restored by using a simple and inexpensive technique to speed up natural regeneration. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Street Value’ of California Trees Is $1 Billion

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jun 25, 2016 Researchers calculate the huge environmental and economic benefits to taxpayers of the trees that line many streets in California’s cities and suburbs. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Europe’s Precious Beech Forests Could Succumb to Drought

By Kieran Cooke / Climate News Network Jun 22, 2016 A warming climate and intense droughts are hitting some of Europe’s most coveted forest areas, with beech trees in southern Britain particularly vulnerable. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )