Imagine a forest so vast and wild that its boundaries stretch farther than the eye can see, where ancient trees tower like cathedral columns and streams rush with the purest water. The Tongass ...

Just when you have come to terms with the immense list of things to see on the South American mainland, the continent's most ...

Tropical forests play a crucial role in protecting the planet from some of the worst effects of global warming because they ...

In the Republic of Congo rainforest, photographer Will Burrard-Lucas used camera traps to capture stunning images of elusive ...

The European Space Agency’s new probe, Biomass, will spend five years orbiting the planet and gathering radar imagery of ...

Ecologists are investigating the decline of insect populations in the world's tropical forests. Insects, the most abundant and diverse group of animals on Earth, are experiencing alarming declines, ...

Most sea beans on our shores originate from rainforests and coasts of Central South America, Africa and the Caribbean, Jace Tunnell writes.

The white-necked jacobin (Florisuga mellivora) is a jewel-toned hummingbird found in the neotropical lowlands of South ...

The widespread damage and loss of life caused by Tropical Storm Helene was unprecedented ... Number of fatalities in South Carolina as a result of the storm. 21.66: Inches of rain measured ...

Heavy rain is spreading from Queensland into New South Wales, as a deep feed of tropical moisture tracks southwards, drawn into a broad low pressure trough. Rainfall totals in many parts of Queensland ...

One species of tropical tree seems not only to survive lightning strikes but also to thrive because of them Being struck by ...