This forest community, sometimes called the mountain boreal forest, is comprised largely of conifer ... small hummocks or slightly elevated areas associated with the coniferous swamp. Speckled alder ...

A forest in Sweden was severely burned by an intense wildfire more than four years ago. It still hasn't recovered, thanks in ...

Known as “carbon sinks,” mangroves, peatlands and boreal forests have helped cool ... population which lives in its peatland swamp forests. Sources: Calculations based on estimated carbon ...

Titled "Northern Lights," a new exhibition in Switzerland showcases artworks of the taiga made between 1888 and 1937 ...

Follow a wooden boardwalk path through a warm-water swamp and boreal forest to soak in Canada’s second largest hot springs. Originally known as Tropical Valley for its lush terrain, Liard River ...

The boreal forest is the largest forest in the world, wrapping right around Earth’s entire northern hemisphere like a giant green headband. It acts as the lungs of the planet, producing much of ...

The boreal forests on the large islands have humus layers about 20-cm thick, which is typical for boreal forests in the region. This image relates to a paper that appeared in the March 29 ...

Climate change poses a particular risk to pine trees growing in dry areas, a new study conducted in an urban recreational forest in Helsinki shows.