Tropical rainforests are exceptionally diverse, complex ecosystems and they’re home to some of the most unique wildlife on ...

They are home to millions of indigenous people whose lives, livelihoods and cultures are directly linked to forest health.

The distribution of canopy heights in tropical rain forests directly affects carbon storage and the maintenance of biodiversity. We report results from a unique 20-yr record of annual monitoring of ...

Assessing the persistent impacts of fragmentation on aboveground structure of tropical forests is essential to understanding the consequences of land use change for carbon storage and other ecosystem ...

Ghana's Kakum National Park is famous for its canopy walkways, but the park also offers an exhilarating zip-lining experience ...

Claire Gely receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Susan Laurance works for James Cook University that runs the Daintree Rainforest Observatory. Susan Laurance has received ARC funding ...

The space laser GEDI has allowed researchers to 3D map Earth's rainforests for the first time ever, helping us understand the forest canopy and providing vital information for understanding Earth's ...

Deep in Brazil's Amazon, scientists have built a "time machine" pumping carbon dioxide into the rainforest canopy to simulate atmospheric conditions predicted for the future to gauge how the biome ...

Scientists have built a 'time machine' in Brazil's Amazon to simulate future atmospheric conditions, gauging the rainforest's adaptation to climate change. The project, AmazonFACE, involves fumigating ...

Purdue University competitors for XPRIZE Rainforest, a global cross-disciplinary challenge of monitoring tropical biodiversity, and their Illinois Institute of Technology teammates endured some tense ...

The bloom of the purple orchid tree, native to south China, growing inside the Garfield Park Conservatory on the southside of Indianapolis on Jan. 13. The Conservatory contains more than 10,000 square ...