Tropical rainforests are home to almost two-thirds of all vertebrate species and three-quarters of all tree species: they are ...

Although rainforests cover only a small percentage of Earth's total surface area, they're home to half of the world's plant and animal species. As the name suggests, rainforests are also very wet: ...

Rainforest cleared for agriculture can regenerate: trees and animals return. This is shown by a new study published in ...

Rainforests are among the planet’s most vital ecosystems, often called the Earth’s lungs for their ability to absorb vast amounts of carbon dioxide, release oxygen, and regulate global temperatures ...

I’ve been working through my bucket list this summer, and right near the top was trekking through a tropical rainforest. In my mind, that always meant at least a plane ride's worth of travel—me in ...

Spring, summer, and autumn in one tropical day / Henry Walter Bates -- A spider web or a house of cards? / John Vandermeer and Ivette Perfecto -- The champion of destruction / José Eustasio Rivera -- ...

Tropical forests are hot, steamy places. But when large numbers of trees are cut down, they get even hotter. Our recent ...

A single tropical tree can create as much cooling as several air conditioners, and across forests can cool a whole region.