In essence, the Five Great Forests are the mirror of North America's eastern forests—tropical counterparts that shelter the same community of forest-loving migratory birds, from Scarlet Tanagers and ...

A bear cools off in a stream in Yellowstone National Park. A UC Davis study found that North American mammals in hotter regions increasingly seek out forested areas away from human-dominated ...

Fifty thousand years ago, North America's landscapes were alive with an astonishing array of enormous creatures. Massive woolly mammoths roamed vast icy plains, while dense forests echoed with the ...

Computer models predict that hotter, drier conditions in North America will limit the growth of a fungus that normally curbs the spread of the spongy moth, an invasive species that has caused millions ...

A new study underscores the importance of conservation for the region’s “Five Great Forests,” which support nearly half of some beloved species’ global populations.

Glowing bats may sound like Halloween decor, but researchers in Georgia have discovered certain species of North American bats that are capable of the unusual trick. When placed under ultraviolet ...

Small mammals are an integral part of forest ecosystems. They disperse plants and fungi, and they are prey for larger mammals, birds and reptiles (Dickson 2001). Small mammals prey on some insects ...