The expansion of the tropics is a phenomenon that has captured the attention of scientists and environmentalists alike. This surprising shift is not just a ... Read more The post The Tropics Are ...

Hawaii, an archipelago in the tropics, sits 3,200 kilometres (2,000 miles) into the Pacific Ocean from the Americas.

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

But for at least one tropical tree species ... But after spending many years studying the effects of lightning on rainforests, Gora began wondering whether trees could not only survive this ...

The first roads that cut through rainforests are well-known conduits for deforestation. However, new research finds that secondary roads, those that branch off the primary road, cause far more ...

Up to 100mm is expected to fall in parts of south-east Queensland on Wednesday. The rain has already brought flooding out west but is expected to be less severe closer to the coast. Parts of south ...

Errol was a tropical cyclone in the Indian Ocean Friday evening Australian Western Time, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center said in its latest advisory. The tropical cyclone had sustained wind ...

Kylie Jenner is sharing all the kylights from her tropical vacation. The Kylie Cosmetics founder posted a series of bikini selfies from a beach trip to her Instagram on March 24, along with other ...