we set up an experiment in the Daintree rainforest focusing on tropical trees between 15 and 30 meters tall. Using a canopy crane to access the treetops, we installed custom-made leaf-heater boxes ...

A tropical rainforest is different from a temperate rainforest because it is hot and wet due to lots of rain. The plants and animals that live in a tropical rainforest are adapted to live in ...

Whether in a desert, the savanna, or a tropical rainforest, plants have an important role in the ecological processes of Earth’s biomes. In this episode of Crash Course Botany, we’ll explore ...

Nearly half of Heliconia species—tropical plants vital to rainforest ecosystems—are at risk of extinction, according to new ...

Humans lived under the leafy canopy of a West African rainforest by at least 150,000 ... large implements suited for cutting fibrous plants and other tropical forest resources.