These discoveries suggest that humans were able to live in rainforest before they left Africa, the home of our species. Until ...

Students from the Reynolds School of Journalism immersed themselves in a weeklong adventure at La Selva Research Station ...

The tropical rainforest is the most biodiverse biome on Earth, housing an astonishing variety of species due to its unique ...

Indonesia’s efforts to ensure its commodity exports are free of deforestation are ramping up as the European Union ...

On clear days, looking across the waters of Puget Sound from Seattle, it’s possible to see a wall of snaggle-toothed, ...

A pulse in a lesser-known tropical wave will bring increased risk of tropical cyclone activity over northern Australia in the coming week. Earth's tropical atmosphere contains a number of large-scale ...

While most knowledge on this issue comes from studies conducted in Europe, most insect species inhabit in tropical rainforests, where understanding remains surprisingly limited. In tropical ...

In tropical rainforests, these strikes are a leading cause of tree mortality, making the discovery of a lightning-resistant tree particularly fascinating. For over a decade, researchers in Panama have ...

A team of ecologists from The University of Hong Kong (HKU) are leading an international initiative to investigate the decline of insect populations in the world's tropical forests. Insects ...

A new study, using NASA laser technology from the International Space Station, reveals the impact of climate change on global tropical forests with greater depth and breadth than ever before.

red striped poison dart frog blue legs of amazon rain forest in Peru, poisonous animal of tropical rainforest. Image via Depositphotos. Typically amphibians live on the edge between land and water, ...

This study investigates the effects of island area and isolation on plant community structure, specifically focusing on the variation in species richness and abundance among different plant life forms ...