A group of Brazilian researchers has, for the first time in the entire Atlantic Rainforest, estimated the population density ...

Over one-third of the compounds were terpenoids, chemicals that plants use to ward off threats like insects and pathogens.

When it comes to reforestation, planting a diversity of tree species could have a plethora of positive effects on forest ...

A new study led by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis and the Missouri Botanical Garden has uncovered a ...

For one tropical tree species in the forests of Panama, getting struck by lightning every once in a while is […] ...

Torkhov – stock.adobe.com Lightning is largely a cause of tree mortality in tropical forests, especially when it comes to the largest and oldest trees that play a big role in storing carbon and ...

If successfully implemented, the sovereign-backed investment fund – championed by Brazil – could generate far more money for tropical forests than traditional donor models Aerial view of the Amazon ...

Lightning strikes may kill hundreds of millions of trees every year, but one tropical tree has evolved to benefit from the sudden jolts of electrical currents.

Dia Dipasupil/Getty Forest Whitaker might be considered a workaholic ... and he called his days spent on the beach during the rare tropical getaway "the greatest luxury I can imagine." ...

A team of global ecologists are investigating the decline of insect populations in the world’s tropical forests, with the published review findings revealing that anthropogenic pressures, invasive ...

Though being struck by lightning is usually bad, the tropical tree Dipteryx oleifera benefits. A strike kills other nearby trees and parasitic vines.

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.