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 ...

Henry Ford built his what he considered his idealized city in the Amazon Rainforest, Fordlandia, but circumstances left it ...

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

A major new study has revealed that tropical forests across the Americas are not adapting quickly enough to climate change, ...

Before a discovery in a Panamanian rainforest, “it seemed impossible that lightning could be a good thing for the trees,” a ...

A species of old-growth tree that is totally new to science has been hiding out in a narrow slice of mountain rainforest in ...

When most people think of Puerto Vallarta, they picture golden beaches, vibrant nightlife, and sunsets that melt into the ...

Hikers in Papua New Guinea heard the “harsh” sound coming from the treetops and followed it. Take a look at what they discovered.

In 'Canopy', players work to see who can create the most beautiful, bountiful, and biodiverse rainforest ever grown... with a ...

Bhubaneswar: A dip in temperature, rain and cloudy skies have brought a temporary respite from forest fires in the past two days, after this year's early dry spell led to the breaking out of a lot ...