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 forest-inspired gin line of Vikre Distillery is made just yards from Lake Superior, a creation of a couple who ...

Will the COP26 global deforestation pledge save forests? Will the COP26 global deforestation pledge save forests? The grand old trees of the world are dying, leaving forests younger and shorter ...

As the festive season approaches, evergreen conifers like spruce and pine adorn homes worldwide. But while Christmas trees ...

The treacherous combination of rising temperatures and dried-up fuels has made Canadian forest much more prone to severe ...

This forest community, sometimes called the mountain boreal forest, is comprised largely of conifer tree species. This forest is found at elevations above 2800-3000 feet on steep mountain ...

Barren yet beautiful, the moonscapes of Mongolia’s Gobi Desert are an alluring world of steppes, boreal forest, sand and rock ...

Conifers survive freezing winters with resilience and unique photosynthesis strategies. Scientists reveal their mechanisms.

Climate change is driving more intense wildfires in Canada, according to a new modeling study, with fuel aridity and rising temperatures amplifying burn severity, particularly over the last several ...

With Christmas coming, things are changing in way of finches, with missing pieces in the boreal seed crop starting in the ...

At the start of the Boreal Life trail, I stopped to watch the chickadees flutter from tree to tree, the little gray wings echoing against the otherwise quiet forest. Although the sky was a ...