FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Hungry goats are in for a treat after historic rainfall in the Sierra Nevada. Over 400 goats are already hard at work helping clear brush with Southern California ...

In mountainous western North America, vegetation cover has moved upward at a rapid rate over the past several decades, according to a study published in PLOS Climate by James R. Keller at Brown ...

As temperatures increase and snowpack declines, many alpine plants are at risk of extinction. Though adapted to harsh ...

Mountains cover about a quarter of the world’s land surface and provide water and mineral resources, timber and non-timber forest products, and many other food, fiber and fuel products. This ...

Until now, scientists assumed that most plants suffer from water stress during droughts: they close their stomata to retain water, stop growing and, in the worst case, wither. As a result, there is a ...

In Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, male and female valerian plants have responded differently to hotter, drier conditions, a new study shows. Rapidly changing ratios of the sexes could be a quick sign of ...

Across the Alps, herbal knowledge is gaining renewed interest. Museums, studies and local groups work to preserve fragile plant traditions and habitats ...

Rapid climate change is upending plant life in the Arctic. A new study in Nature shows how one of the most fragile ecosystems on Earth is changing as warming is up to four times faster in the Arctic ...

In mountainous western North America, vegetation cover has moved upward at a rapid rate over the past several decades, according to a new study. Understanding such shifts in species distribution could ...

Researchers confirm the paradox: rather than withering during droughts, plants at higher elevations absolutely thrive, as a study shows. Until now, scientists assumed that most plants suffer from ...