"How extensive this ... effect might be is unknown." Researchers stunned after uncovering unexpected feature in tropical ...

The Amazon rainforest currently has a few days or weeks of hot drought conditions per year, but researchers say this could ...

Tropical forests could be getting closer to a critical-high temperature threshold than previously anticipated, a new study suggests. The study, published in Nature, shows that the combination of ...

New research tries to anticipate road building to identify areas in the Amazon, Asia and Africa that are likely to face ...

By Liz Kimbrough When it comes to capturing carbon, trees have always been our go-to. But a sinister switch is underway. A ...

The tropical rainforest of the Congo basin is the world’s second-largest. (The Amazon is slightly bigger, but far better studied.) Via the Congo river, water drains into the Atlantic largely from six ...

Tropical forests play a pivotal role in global carbon cycling and biodiversity conservation, yet they are increasingly exposed to the impacts of extreme weather events. Hurricanes and typhoons, as ...

In a study published in the Journal of Animal Ecology, researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences showed that the presence of critically endangered ...

A team of international scientists led by researchers from Australian universities has found the first evidence that woody biomass in tropical rainforests is acting as a long-term source of carbon ...

Tropical trees are dying faster than ever, and it's not just heat or drought to blame. Scientists have uncovered a surprising culprit: ordinary thunderstorms. These quick, fierce storms, powered by ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A Nature study reveals surprising similarities among the most common tree species in tropical rainforests in Africa, the Amazon and Southeast Asia, ...