The air moving above the forest carries valuable information about how trees absorb carbon, and what may happen in the future ...

Lianas are spreading in tropical forests, harming trees and cutting carbon storage. They thrive on rising CO2 and show up in ...

Climate change has caused the leaves on some plants in tropical forests to stop undergoing photosynthesis -- the process in which plants and other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from ...

A tropical rainforest biome climate is an environment ... two factors creates a very humid environment that is perfect for plants and animals to thrive. As such, tropical rainforests are home ...

The way animals disperse seeds throughout landscapes is known ... The island contains the most intensively studied tropical forest in the world, where scientists have diligently documented ...

The tropical rainforest is the most biodiverse biome on Earth, housing an astonishing variety of species due to its unique climate, characterized by abundant rainfall and sunlight. Despite its ...

Coffee farms have fragmented the region’s tropical forests, but many plantation owners intentionally grow coffee under the shade of a rich variety of native trees. Seeds of these trees ...

Great apes began to diverge from other primates about 25 million years ago, according to eastern African fossil records.

A recent study conducted by Yale School of the Environment researchers discovered that animals — particularly flightless mammals — are key players in the seed dispersal of trees in recovering tropical ...