Lightning strikes may kill hundreds of millions of trees every year, but one tropical tree has evolved to benefit from the ...

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 ...

Anthropogenic pressures, invasive species and climate change could have disastrous consequences for ecosystems globally.

A team of global ecologists are investigating the decline of insect populations in the world's tropical forests, with the published review findings ...

A team of ecologists from The University of Hong Kong (HKU) are leading an international initiative to investigate the ...

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 ...

Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden will transform into a springtime wonderland as it hosts its annual The Bunny Hoppening, an Easter celebration taking place Sunday, Apr. 20, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The ...

One travel enthusiast has encourage people to visit a 'magical' Devon rainforest which boasts a waterfall and incredible ...

Woodland Trust, the largest woodland conservation charity in the UK, has given more of an insight into the temperate ...

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

Scientists have named the canopy-piercing ... other species native to tropical Africa. Scientists say it is "readily ...