Just one log can jeopardize a forest or a species, like what has happened with the emerald ash borer, gold-spotted oak borer, gypsy moth and sudden oak death. Solution: Buy wood cut close to your ...

When you think of animals that eat wood, termites are likely the first critters to come to mind. Termites are small insects that eat a variety of decaying plant matter, from leaf litter to wood. They ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that it’s proposing to remove the wood stork from the endangered species list because the bird has recovered. Wood storks were ...

Now, researchers studying these small ecosystems collected a piece of wood from the seafloor in the East China Sea — and discovered two new species that called it home. A trawler was used to ...

A new study used modern methods to reassess a foundational study in biology that explained how ecologically similar species of wood warblers coexist. The research team examined foraging behavior ...