Being struck by lightning is something humans generally try to avoid. But for at least one tropical tree species, this ...

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 ...

Scientists discover Tessmannia princeps, a new tree species in Tanzania’s rainforest, possibly over 3,000 years old and ...

Whether in a desert, the savanna, or a tropical rainforest, plants have an important role in the ecological processes of Earth’s biomes. In this episode of Crash Course Botany, we’ll explore ...

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 ...

What is a rainforest habitat? A rainforest habitat is an area of land that is covered in a thick canopy of trees. A tropical rainforest is different from a temperate rainforest because it is hot ...

Tropical rainforests are hot and wet. They have high temperatures and heavy rainfall throughout the year. Tropical rainforests lie along the equator, mainly between the Tropics of Cancer and ...