Rainforest trees function as biological water pumps, drawing moisture from deep soil layers and releasing it into the atmosphere. 3% of total rainfall. This process remains remarkably stable even ...

A team of international scientists led by researchers from Australian universities has found the first evidence that woody biomass in tropical rainforests is acting as a long-term source of carbon ...

Across Australia, forests are quietly changing. Trees that once stood for decades or centuries are now dying at an accelerating rate. And this is not because of fire, storms, or logging. The chronic ...

Perched high above the forest floor, the tropical canopy is a reservoir of biodiversity that has long resisted scrutiny. Its inaccessibility has left many of its inhabitants — orchids, epiphytes, ants ...

Tropical forest plant roots have not received as much research attention as aboveground vegetation. This knowledge gap affects our understanding of how rainforests adapt to change, including their ...

Researchers at Northern Arizona University and the Smithsonian found an unconventional method to understand how rainforests will survive with climate change—making tea with living leaves at the top of ...

Tropical rainforests are hot and wet. They have high temperatures and heavy rainfall throughout the year. Tropical rainforests lie along the equator, mainly between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn ...

The world's tropical rainforests are edging towards collapse. But knowing how to stop deforestation isn't enough to drive action. The challenge is aligning all the pieces of the puzzle to initiate ...

With talons larger than a grizzly’s and stealth built for Amazon ambushes, it’s no wonder the harpy eagle is considered one of nature’s most formidable aerial predators.

What you didn't know about Mennonites, soy, and Bolivia.

Amber usually brings to mind tropical forests, trapped insects, and warm landscapes. That is what makes the new Antarctic ...