The Caatinga is the only biome found exclusively in Brazil and is home to the largest contiguous area of seasonally dry ...

On average, each lightning hit destroyed over 2.4 tons (2 metric tons) of adjacent tree biomass and approximately 80 percent of the lianas (parasitic vines) that plagued the tonka bean canopy. As per ...

A tropical tree species in Panama’s lowland rainforest appears to benefit from lightning strikes by surviving unscathed while ...

With their ability to store carbon, forests are often considered the lungs of the Earth, but they are vulnerable to the world ...

Canopy rope bridges provide a unique way to explore the lush jungles from above. Usually suspended high among treetops, these ...

Thousands of new species are found each year. Here are three of our most recent eye-catching stories. The new species was ...