Study of extreme environments on Earth, along with exploration of the lifeless surface of the moon, can help us understand ...

In his time spent in the lush canopies of Costa Rica's cloud forest, UConn Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology ...

The Curiosity rover snapped a series of peculiar polygons that look suspiciously like giant fossilized reptile scales.

And yet, in just 50 years, we've noticed some pretty big changes happening on Utopia Planitia, which was possibly once part ...

A strange, scale-like rock pattern spotted by NASA’s Curiosity rover is catching scientists’ attention on Mars. The images ...

In its journey to a crater named Antofagasta, the Curiosity rover has discovered a strange texture patterning rocks on the ...

Ancient ripple layers on Mars capture a single sandstorm, helping scientists estimate how dense the planet’s atmosphere once ...

Prescribed burning, when combined with tree retention, can effectively support natural regeneration in managed boreal forests ...

The vast majority of forest restorations contain just one tree species—leaving them vulnerable to pests like the emerald ash ...

As Artemis II astronauts orbited the moon, they were greeted by one of NASA’s most revered pioneers, longtime Lake Forest ...

The U.S. Forest Service is preparing for a major overhaul, with the USDA announcing plans March 31 to move the agency’s headquarters from Washington, D.C., to Salt Lake City and shift to a new ...

Forests that regrow on farmland are resilient and regain much of their lost biodiversity and species richness in 30 years — a finding with implications for conservation. Metz et al. provide a ...