A new study led by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis and the Missouri Botanical Garden has uncovered a ...

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

When it comes to reforestation, planting a diversity of tree species could have a plethora of positive effects on forest ...

A major new study has revealed that tropical forests across the Americas are not adapting quickly enough to climate change, raising concerns about their long-term resilience.

Lightning is a major cause of tree mortality, accounting for up to 40% of the deaths of large trees in lowland tropical forests where the tonka bean trees reside, previous research has shown.

Gora is a forest ecologist working with the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in New York and the Smithsonian Tropical ...

For decades, Corey Tarwater and her research team have used mist nets by day to capture various species of tropical birds in Panama to study the effects of global change on bird populations. Now, the ...

Yams are considered one of the world’s most important crops. A starchy, nutrient-rich root vegetable of the genus Dioscorea, the yam thrives in a tropical belt across West Africa, with outliers in the ...