We know all too well the dangers that animals face due to climate change and human intervention. Many of us have watched firsthand as creatures like the black rhino and Western lowland gorilla have ...
Due to intensifying threats from climate change, the dragon's blood tree is struggling to survive. The species is found only on the island of Socotra in Yemen. The trees are known for their canopies, ...
In the Indian Ocean, the Yemeni island of Socotra is one of the most biodiverse places on Earth. More than a third of the plant species on the island don’t exist anywhere else on the planet. That ...
SOCOTRA, Yemen (AP) — On a windswept plateau high above the Arabian Sea, Sena Keybani cradles a sapling that barely reaches her ankle. The young plant, protected by a makeshift fence of wood and wire, ...
Many trees could expand their ranges by more than 25 percent based on their potential temperature tolerances. During his recent yearlong sabbatical, Daniel Laughlin led a study that found trees can ...