If we look back, we can see that previous generations were much more advanced than we thought. Perhaps not from a scientific, technological or medical point of view, but as a socie ...

Discover how nearly two decades of satellite data—and the new Biomass mission—are helping scientists map forest carbon across ...

Lianas are dominating tropical forests. When lianas gain the upper hand, there are serious consequences that affect forest ...

As the new Biomass satellite settles into life in orbit following its launch on April 29, ESA has released its most extensive ...

Using instruments on board, the Biomass satellite will be able to measure the woody trunks, branches and stems where carbon is mainly stored. Find out more here.

The forest loss is also a major contributor of climate-warming emissions, with the dense tropical forest vegetation representing the largest living reservoir of carbon. Logging and land conversion ...

When people thought about dense, tropical forest environments like those found in the Amazon, Congo, and elsewhere, they were mostly thought of as the jungle. That’s a word which conjures the ...