Tropical trees are dying faster than ever, and it’s not just heat or drought to blame. Scientists have uncovered a surprising ...

The world’s largest tropical rainforest is being ravaged as the number of blazes recorded across the Brazilian Amazon has risen 79 percent this year, according to INPE, the country’s space ...

The Largest Tropical Rainforest . The largest unbroken stretch of rainforest is found in the Amazon river basin of South America. Over half of this forest lies in Brazil, which holds about one ...

Tropical Rainforest Nutrients Linked To Global Carbon Dioxide Levels Date: June 22, 2006 Source: National Science Foundation Summary: Extra amounts of key nutrients in tropical rain forest soils ...

“Protecting the world’s tropical rain forest is not a luxury; it is a necessity.” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, noting that deforestation accounts for 17% of the world’s ...

Sometimes it will appear that it’s raining frogs in El Yunque. This is actually coqui tree frogs fleeing their fiercest predator, the tarantula, by launching themselves into the air from heights ...

This national park includes tropical lowland wet rain forest, mangrove swamp, beach, and coral reefs. Located on the Caribbean coast, Cahuita protects more than 2,600 acres of land.

Extra amounts of key nutrients in tropical rain forest soils cause them to release more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, according to research conducted by scientists at the University of ...

Visiting a tropical rainforest promises to be a memorable experience. Rainforests house around half the world’s plant and animal species and are home to indigenous people who live in ways quite ...

It’s hard to imagine a tropical rain forest in Nashville, but that’s exactly what the Aviary is at the Nashville Zoo. It’s a big, heated, glass bubble.