Most of us know pine forests are different than jungles. There's a reason the world's forests are so distinct, yet there are ...

The tropical rainforest of the Congo basin is the world’s second-largest. (The Amazon is slightly bigger, but far better studied.) Via the Congo river, water drains into the Atlantic largely from six ...

Forests have shifted from absorbing carbon to becoming a net carbon source after 2010 due to extensive losses of tropical ...

The Amazon rainforest is slowly transitioning to a new, hotter climate with more frequent and intense droughts—conditions ...

Tropical forests could be getting closer to a critical-high temperature threshold than previously anticipated, a new study suggests. The study, published in Nature, shows that the combination of ...

Tropical trees are dying faster than ever, and it's not just heat or drought to blame. Scientists have uncovered a surprising culprit: ordinary thunderstorms. These quick, fierce storms, powered by ...

Termites play a key ecological role in many tropical and subtropical ecosystems. By building and maintaining their nests and ...

Tropical forests play a pivotal role in global carbon cycling and biodiversity conservation, yet they are increasingly exposed to the impacts of extreme weather events. Hurricanes and typhoons, as ...

North America’s favorite songbirds rely heavily on five tropical forests for wintering habitat and safe passage during ...

Tropical forests store a third of the world's carbon in their wood and soils. However, their future as a carbon sink has been uncertain. Scientists have long wondered whether nutrient-poor tropical ...

As the global climate warms and the dry season lengthens, signs of a shift towards a hypertropical climate pattern are ...