For decades, the Congo Basin was largely invisible to climate science. Now, a new generation of Central African researchers ...

Whether you're in the mood for an ancient rainforest, a fairytale woodland, or a misty bamboo grove, these forests are ...

Not surprisingly, 25 percent of all medicines come from the plants growing in the rainforest, with an estimated 80 percent of the world's diet originating from these lush, tropical areas.

A species of old-growth tree that is totally new to science has been hiding out in a narrow slice of mountain rainforest in ...

A team of botanists with members from Muse–Museo delle Scienze, Udzungwa Corridor LTD, Via Grazia Deledda and the National ...

Hikers in Papua New Guinea heard the “harsh” sound coming from the treetops and followed it. Take a look at what they ...

New research suggests that humans inhabited the rainforests of West Africa roughly 150,000 years ago, providing new insights into our ancestors' ability to adapt to challenging environments ...

A new study has found that the world’s finest yodellers aren’t from Austria or Switzerland, but the rainforests of Latin America. Published in the journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal ...

Guyana now has the world’s highest expected oil production ... This is due to its vast rainforest; trees remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as they grow. The country has protected its ...

The Miombo forest is the largest dry woodland we probably never heard of. Most of us, as early as in our school days, learnt about the Amazon being the largest rainforest in the world. But there's ...