But at this factory alone, records show hundreds of shipments from protected forests in the past year. Across Central Europe, companies are clear-cutting forests and grinding up centuries-old ...

Many have suggested that virtually the entirety of the continent was covered by thick forests. Such arguments have been bolstered by tree pollen samples found at multiple sites across Europe ...

Ancient pollen samples reveal what nature was like Samples ... Firstly, large animals such as bison have exactly that effect in areas where they are still found in European forests. Furthermore, ...

An ancient forest of cypress trees, estimated to be eight million years old, has been discovered in Hungary. Archaeologists found the 16 preserved trunks in an open cast coal mine in the north-eastern ...

These were the ancient forests of Europe—vast, wild, and filled with secrets. Oaks, beeches, and pines stretched for hundreds of miles, offering both shelter and food for countless creatures.

In a new study, recently published in Journal of Ecology, they take a closer look at the composition of these forests. The results show that European wildwoods were rich in hazel, oak, and yew ...

Discover the wildlife of Transylvania, a mysterious and secretive region hiding some of Europe’s last true wilderness. Its soaring Carpathian Mountains and vast ancient forests provide sanctuary ...

nikolovi — or from Europe to Asia, where it evolved into ... Six million years ago, a relative of today’s giant panda roamed ancient forests — but in Bulgaria, not China, scientists say.

THE GURGHIU MOUNTAINS, Romania — Deep in one of Europe’s oldest protected forests, workers loaded freshly cut logs onto a flatbed truck. They were bound for a factory that makes wood pellets ...

A new study finds that the disturbance-demanding plant species oak, hazel and yew were abundant in Europe’s forests before modern humans arrived, strengthening the argument that ancient ...