International team including University of Maryland researchers discovers key immune system protein in plants.

Previous CU Boulder studies have looked at individual fire sites and found that forests recovered slowly or not at all.

While the rate of losses has declined, the ecosystems are still threatened and are facing more environmental stress.

High-resolution NASA satellite data have made it possible for scientists to develop maps showing the "quality" of tropical forests.

‘Virtual’ coral reefs become diagnostic tool to help manage the planet’s reefs

Berkeley Lab study finds warmer California temperatures by mid-century will be too hot for some crops, just right for others

The first few weeks of a tree seedling’s life can be the most precarious.

More than 650 wildfires are blazing in California after unprecedented lightning strikes, storms, and a heatwave that has set new records in the state and NASA’s Terra satellite captured the smoke-engulfed state on Aug. 24, 2020.

Soil loss due to water runoff could increase greatly around the world over the next 50 years due to climate change and intensive land cultivation. 

A line of thunderstorms with hurricane-force winds caused widespread damage to crops.