Contact: [email protected] A new study finds that, on a warming planet, more carbon is escaping the soil than is being added by plants. The study, led by Peter Reich of the University of Michigan...

Contact: [email protected] According to a new University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS) led study, as the human population grows, it's expected that more than half of...

As our planet warms, many species are shifting to different locations as their historical habitats become inhospitable. Trees are no exception, but their shift to new areas has been lagging behind...

“I can’t tell you how trees sing or cry,” Associate Professor Kai Zhu told the audience during the recent University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS) Faculty Seminar Series...

Climate change is reshaping forests differently across the United States, according to a new analysis of U.S. Forest Service data. With rising temperatures, escalating droughts, wildfires and disease...

Contact: Jim Erickson A new study, published today in the journal Nature, suggests that global forest carbon storage has the potential to make a meaningful contribution to slowing climate change...