Combining drone data and machine learning can help cover more ground in monitoring forest soil health, University of Alberta ...

Modern data architectures require highly optimized code. A raw Python script cannot process a ten-gigabyte dataset effectively. To solve this problem engineering teams use pre-compiled Python ...

Half of Canada’s wildfires are in remote areas with no road access. Impossible to fight, they are often left to burn. By Norimitsu Onishi Most wildfires in Canada are impossible to fight. As smoke ...

Is your to-do list too long? Or are you just craving a little time to unwind? Forest bathing may be the reset you’re looking for — and no, it doesn’t mean rolling around in the woods. Known in Japan ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. The forest floor was nothing but patches of brown. No ferns, no brush, no flowers, ...

As large floods occur more frequently worldwide, many wonder what led to such devastating events. Greenhouse gas emissions from human activities, improper land management and forest removal increase ...

On a recent morning in central Vermont, where I live, it was raining, and the wood frogs had just begun to chorus. The sap run from the maple trees has started to dwindle as the branches begin to bud ...

A new technology advance has led to the introduction of new actuators that combine motor, drive, gearing, and feedback into a single CANopen device that relieves much of the burden of traditional ...

Tiny plastic particles aren’t just choking oceans and cities—they’re quietly infiltrating forests too. Scientists discovered that most microplastics arrive through the air, settling onto treetops ...

Most of Europe’s original natural forests have been transformed for agriculture and managed forests producing energy, paper and timber. The few remaining “old-growth” natural forests are relics of the ...