The Amazon rainforest is crucial for the global carbon cycle, yet annual changes in its aboveground biomass carbon (AGC) stock remain highly uncertain. Natural and local anthropogenic drivers such as ...

The air moving above the forest carries valuable information about how trees absorb carbon, and what may happen in the future as global temperatures rise Vanessa Crooks The forest breathes! There is a ...

Tiny flowers trapped in amber around 15 million years ago are offering scientists a rare glimpse into the plant life of a tropical rainforest in what is now Southeast China. Researchers have studied ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Tropical forest plant roots have not received as much research attention as aboveground vegetation. This knowledge gap affects our understanding of ...

Turquoise ocean waves roll toward a narrow tropical shoreline bordered by dense green forest and palm trees. Seen from above, layers of white surf create natural patterns across the shallow water ...

This video shows a harpy eagle, a large forest eagle associated with the tropical rainforests of the Amazon Basin in South ...

A forest can return without being planted, but the pace and character of that recovery can depend heavily on what happens at the beginning. In southern Costa Rica, researchers have been following ...

A new study led by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis and the Missouri Botanical Garden has uncovered a surprising layer of diversity in tropical forests. Not only are the forests ...

Ozone gas is reducing the growth of tropical forests -- leaving an estimated 290 million tons of carbon uncaptured each year, new research shows. Ozone gas is reducing the growth of tropical forests - ...