Forests around the world are quietly transforming, and not for the better. A massive global analysis of more than 31,000 tree species reveals that forests are becoming more uniform, increasingly ...

The world's forests are changing silently, and scientists are warning about the loss of key tree species and lack of biodiversity.

Forests worldwide may be entering a new phase marked by fewer specialized tree species and more fast-growing generalists.

Climate change, deforestation, and habitat loss are promoting increasingly uniform forests, where fast-growing tree species displace native trees. This ...

A growing dominance of fast-growing tree species is reshaping forests worldwide, potentially weakening ecosystem stability, biodiversity and long-term carbon storage, according to a major new global ...

Humans have altered the forests of western North America markedly over the past several centuries. We’ve suppressed fire, harvested much of the old-growth trees, and built homes and communities within ...