A study from Oregon State University and the U.S. Forest Service found the four-day extreme heat event scorched more than ...

The wave of extreme heat killed hundreds of people across the Pacific Northwest. It also took a toll on the region's forests, ...

Many birds call the forest understory home. The dense forest floor is the perfect setting for many types of birds to nest and ...

Revolutionary new homes let you live on water, cliffs, or in the trees. A bold new concept for modern homes has been unveiled, promising properties that can float on the water, cling to cliffs, or ...

Global demand for air conditioning could more than triple by 2050, the United Nations warned on Tuesday, calling for more ...

California's coastal redwoods have stood for centuries, weathering a changing climate, logging, and time itself. But in an ...

Developers have begun integrating  trees and cooler design into their projects as part of the solution to extreme heat in central Houston.

Ejector seats are designed to be as safe as possible—but there are obvious inherent dangers in a rocket-powered ejection from a fast-moving aircraft.

The City of Charleston’s new “ReLeaf” project aims to increase the tree canopy. It could help reduce temperatures in some of ...

Abstract: Semantic perception information is essential for high-level tasks such as behavior prediction and path planning in autonomous vehicles. Traditional algorithms, when directly applied from ...

A satellite imagery analysis shows that the 2021 “heat dome” scorched almost 5% of the forested area in western Oregon and western Washington, turning foliage in canopies from a healthy ...