The habitats beneath tropical forest canopies contain some of the most biodiverse ecosystems found anywhere on the planet. According to the U.S. National Park Service, tropical rainforests are home to ...

Often referred to as the "lungs of the Earth," tropical forests play a critical role in regulating our global climate. But as our planet warms, these crucial tropical forests aren’t adapting quickly ...

A recent study conducted by Yale School of the Environment researchers discovered that animals — particularly flightless mammals — are key players in the seed dispersal of trees in recovering tropical ...

Scientists are to deploy a network of microphones in the Amazon rainforest to listen and measure the numbers and species of birds, insects and other wildlife. The use of ‘ecoacoustics’ forms part of ...

An aerial view of regenerating secondary tropical forest in the Barro Colorado Nature Monument, Panama. Credit: Christian Ziegler, Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior Note to editors: Images are ...

A new study shows that losing a particular group of endangered animals -- those that eat fruit and help disperse the seeds of trees and other plants -- could severely disrupt seed-dispersal networks ...

More space for animals, less space for humans. Sure, it’s not as snappy as “connect, care, conserve,” the new tagline for the entity formerly known as the Brookfield Zoo, now to be renamed Brookfield ...

Tropical forests are among the planet’s most powerful natural climate tools, yet after logging or pasture use they can take decades to recover their biomass and biodiversity. New research suggests ...

TROPICAL forests have rarely looked so dazzling. This is the entrance to the Jungle en voie d’illumination (“Jungle on the way to enlightenment”) exhibition, organised by the National Museum of ...

Scientists are to deploy a network of microphones in the Amazon rainforest to listen and measure the numbers and species of birds, insects and other wildlife. The use of 'ecoacoustics' forms part of ...

As UN climate talks close in Egypt and biodiversity talks begin in Montreal, attention is on forest restoration as a solution to the twin evils roiling our planet. Forests soak up atmospheric carbon ...