A tropical rainforest biome climate is an environment found near the Earth's equator, in locations such as South America, Africa, and Southeast Asia, characterized by high temperatures and high ...

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

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

The humidity in a rainforest averages 80 percent, but can reach as high as 99 percent! This creates a very hot and sweaty environment that is ideal for many tropical plants and animals.

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 ...

Researchers from Griffith University's NatureBank and Metro North Health in Brisbane have found a natural product derived from a Queensland rainforest tree that may hold the key to treating and ...

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 ...

The upper canopy, a deep layer of vegetation roughly 20 feet (6 meters) thick, houses most of the rainforest's animal species and forms a roof that blocks most light from reaching below.

The southside conservatory has been in operation since 1954, with the rain forest plants growing for the past 25 years. But even with its location in Indianapolis’ oldest public park ...

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.