Scientists discovered that swollen-thorn acacias invested more in ant rewards during a drought, suggesting that mutualistic ...

The unusual strategy employed by this plant has caused people to hail it as a peacemaking hero of the Fijian rainforests.

Scientists found the surprising characteristic had evolved through the years, predisposing the species to a great advantage.

However, not all plants will thrive in this sort of environment. Here, we asked the experts to share their favorite porch-friendly picks. Whether you’re working with filtered morning sun or deep shade ...

Researchers have conducted the world's biggest ever bird survey, recording 971 different species living in forests and cattle ...

Probably the first pioneer plants to arrive in Hawaii were mosses and ferns. Ferns have been around for over 360 million ...

The destruction of tropical rainforests — seen in shocking images of huge wildfires, vast clear-cuts and dying ...

However, tropical rainforest canopies are battlegrounds for survival. Ants compete fiercely for nesting space, taking over ...

In the tropical rainforests of Fiji, a genus of unusual plants has developed a remarkably simple but highly effective way to prevent violence between rival ant colonies: architecture.

A mass extinction event wiped out around 90% of life. What followed has long puzzled scientists: The planet became lethally hot for 5 million years. Researchers say they have figured out why using a ...

Homo sapiens is thought to have emerged in Africa around 300,000 years ago before dispersing all over the world. Humans were living in rainforests in Asia and Oceania as early as 45,000 years ago, but ...

It’s called the Cerrado, Portuguese for “closed,” and for nearly all of human history this vast tropical savanna in central Brazil seems to have been shut off from the rest of the world ...