SMILE (Statistical Machine Intelligence & Learning Engine) is a comprehensive, high-performance machine learning framework for the JVM. SMILE v5+ requires Java 25; v4 ...

Forest disturbance across Europe could more than double by the end of the century with continued global warming, fundamentally reshaping landscapes from the cork oak woodlands of Portugal to ...

PARIS – Climate change is turbocharging heatwaves, wildfires, floods and tropical storms, but how deadly have extreme weather events become for people in their path? Annual climate reports released ...

SYDNEY – Bush fires destroyed houses and razed vast belts of forest in south-east Australia on Jan 9, firefighters said, as hot winds fanned “hectic” conditions in the tinder-dry countryside.

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. The old tree had survived plenty. Branches tangled in power lines. Dogs ...

For decades, young quaking aspen struggled to grow beyond waist high in Yellowstone. Elk snipped off tender shoots year after year, and the forest’s understory stayed bare. That pattern is finally ...

Botanists confirmed recently that a towering tree discovered in Tanzania’s Udzungwa Mountains is an entirely new species, Tessmannia princeps. The research team is led by Andrea Bianchi, a ...

The results show that island area has no significant effect on plant allometry, while climatic factors, particularly wind speed, and soil properties significantly influence the allometric exponent and ...

A recent study on Cryptomeria japonica plots shows that trees dissipate wind energy by switching between two swaying behaviors at specific wind speeds, offering insights that may help in improved ...

U.S. academics said Vietnam needs to train quality human resources, draw foreign investment in key areas and strive to lead the supply chain to grow its economy. On Thursday evening (Hanoi time), ...

Disturbance has been defined as an important mechanism that promotes the maintenance of plant community species diversity (Connell, 1978; Kadmon and Benjamini, 2006). In grassland ecosystems, grazing ...