Spruce bark beetles don’t just tolerate their host tree’s chemical defenses—they actively reshape them into stronger ...

This is because the beetle can break down the plant-derived compounds (phenolic glucosides) via a water-mediated process ...

Stan Boutin has climbed more than 5,000 spruce trees in the last 30 years. He has often returned to the forest floor knowing if a ball of twigs and moss within the tree contained newborn red squirrel ...

By Pete McGuire, Maine Public Timberland owners and state officials hope to capitalize on a successful pesticide campaign ...

As wildfires spread in northeastern Minnesota earlier this month, updates from fire officials on the largest two — Jenkins Creek and Camp House fires — often included a line noting the fire was ...