Dr. John Clark, a research botanist with Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, discovered four new species of airplants. They were ...

A decades-long project set out to simulate a future in which the changing climate could deplete the Amazon of rainfall.

Scientists reveal what would happen if the Amazon rainforest dried out - When trees die from drought, they release carbon, ...

Thus far, it appears fires did not penetrate Fraser Island’s rainforest, Shulmeister and Fensham both say. But a South American tree fungus called myrtle rust infects vegetation near its edge.

The tropical rainforest is the most biodiverse biome on Earth, housing an astonishing variety of species due to its unique climate, characterized by abundant rainfall and sunlight. Despite its ...

Each tropical rainforest canopy layer harbors its own unique plant and animal species interacting with the ecosystem around them. The primary tropical rainforest is divided into at least five ...

For thousands of years, the inhabitants of the Brazilian rainforest have been using medicinal plants. But this knowledge is in danger of disappearing. The deforestation of the Brazilianrainforest ...

accounting for about half the total emissions of gaseous organic compounds from plants. "The Amazon rainforest alone is responsible for over a quarter of these emissions," explains atmospheric ...

This will reveal the genetics of rainforest plants that are able to thrive in warmer, drier environments that more closely resemble future climate conditions. Using the genome, the researchers can ...

Their diet is unique, as they’re the only rainforest-dwelling species to consume solely understory foliage: fruits, sometimes fungi, leaves, and twigs. Outside of the over 100 plant species on the ...

But at the heart of a UK city there's a huge rainforest-like attraction, with hundreds of exotic plant species, that can be visited for free. The Barbican conservatory in London is described as ...