I was tromping around last week in what I regard as some of the most beautiful forests in the world — mature, longleaf pine forests. With their stately trees in open, grassy settings, they look more ...

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WABE and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. The number of longleaf pines is increasing across the Southeast, with some of ...

In an “artificial forest” of southwestern Turkey, a yellow-tinged creature tucked itself under a rock. Its six eyes scanned the surrounding pine needles, but it wasn’t the only one looking around.