While most people think of the Amazon when discussing tropical rainforests, there's another colossal green giant quietly ...

HOUSTON – (Nov. 29, 2022) – How do animals in the wild use their time? A researcher at Rice University is part of a new study that shows what motivates the daily ramble of tropical populations. The ...

Look up in the woods and you may see a familiar sight: squirrels using tree limbs like a leafy highway, crossing a patch of ...

Sri Lanka's rainforests are a treasure trove of biodiversity, but they remain largely unexplored by most travelers ...

The bloom of the purple orchid tree, native to south China, growing inside the Garfield Park Conservatory on the southside of Indianapolis on Jan. 13. The Conservatory contains more than 10,000 square ...

Mongabay.com, a leading environmental-science web site, announced today a revised version of a rainforest site, that has been a major resource on such forests for teachers, students, and researchers.

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Johnny Appleseed’s heart was in the right place when he walked all over the early ...

In a big conservation win, Serranía del Chiribiquete National Park, located in the heart of the Colombian Amazon, was expanded today to 4.3 million hectares. In a big conservation win, Serranía del ...

U.S. President Joe Biden toured Brazil's Amazon rainforest on Sunday, as he called for future generations to protect its wildlife and the delicate ecological balance. Photo courtesy of President Joe ...

A new study finds tropical forest canopies in Panama exceeded the maximum air temperature by as much as 7 degrees Celsius. Its authors write that this could have dire implications not only for the ...

Based on a half century of data, new research shows that woody biomass, a major component of tropical rainforest ecosystems, has become a net emitter of carbon dioxide.

Discover why monkeys, sloths and opossums are using man-made tree canopy bridges to move around the rainforest.