A group of Brazilian researchers has, for the first time in the entire Atlantic Rainforest, estimated the population density ...

These discoveries suggest that humans were able to live in rainforest before they left Africa, the home of our species. Until now, though, the oldest firm evidence for people living in African ...

Nestled between two UNESCO World Heritage sites, the Great Barrier Reef and the Wet Tropics Rainforest, the Cairns Convention ...

Extreme weather-related disasters are increasing in frequency around the world. See how climate change affected different regions in the past year, with mounting economic and societal ramifications.

Students from the Reynolds School of Journalism immersed themselves in a weeklong adventure at La Selva Research Station ...

Corcovado Wilderness Lodge, the only lodge situated within a national park accessible solely by boat, earns its prime real ...

Located between Bolivia and Peru, Lake Titicaca is the world’s highest navigable lake—perched at a dizzying 3,812 meters above sea level. Sacred to the Incas and still home to indigenous communities ...

Stony Brook University’s Dr. Patricia Wright was introduced to an amazing parcel of land in southeastern Madagascar.

A century of research on Barro Colorado Island has contributed to our understanding of forest ecology. Researchers from Utah ...

Rainforest Cafe was a rare and exciting treat for many of us as children. But now, there just aren't that many left to visit ...

The death toll from an outbreak of a tropical disease linked to heavy rainfall in Australia’s northeast has increased to 26. According to new data from the Department of Health in the state of ...

Almendro’ (Dipteryx oleifera), a tropical tree native to Panama’s rainforests, has stunned scientists with its surprising reaction to lightning: it thrives. While most trees might wither or ...