In the Amazon forest, human disturbances are now changing which trees grow, how they work, and how deep their evolutionary ...

The Transpiration Engine Powers Regional Rainfall Rainforest trees function as biological water pumps, drawing moisture from ...

The space laser GEDI has allowed researchers to 3D map Earth's rainforests for the first time ever, helping us understand the forest canopy and providing vital information for understanding Earth's ...

The Neotropics, Afrotropics and Madagascar have different histories which have influenced their respective patterns of diversity. Based on current knowledge of these histories, we developed the ...

Assessing the persistent impacts of fragmentation on aboveground structure of tropical forests is essential to understanding the consequences of land use change for carbon storage and other ecosystem ...

Although rainforests cover only a small percentage of Earth's total surface area, they're home to half of the world's plant and animal species. As the name suggests, rainforests are also very wet: ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Cleveland Metroparks Zoo broke ground on its new, state-of-the-art Primate Forest campus-destination on Tuesday morning, marking the beginning of the zoo’s largest capital ...

We know less about the rainforest canopy, where most of the world’s species live than we do about the surface of Mars or the bottom of the ocean. However, that is about to change thanks to GEDI—a NASA ...