A 7.0-magnitude earthquake jolted 79 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga, at 1:18 local time on Monday, the US Geological Survey said.

The epicentre, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 20.495 degrees south latitude and 174. ... and dense tropical rainforests. The main island, Tongatapu, is surrounded by ...

The expansion of the tropics is a phenomenon that has captured the attention of scientists and environmentalists alike. This ...

To this day Frenchmans remains as one of the more challenging four-wheel drive tracks in Far North Queensland, only a stone’s ...

The almendro tree may have evolved to attract lightning, which helps clear more space for it to grow, according to new ...

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

The first roads that cut through rainforests are well-known conduits for deforestation. However, new research finds that secondary roads, those that branch off the primary road, cause far more forest ...

Currently, HIH supports 135,000 community members to have a significant impact on protecting half of the world's tropical rainforests. HIH is expanding globally to work alongside tropical rainforest ...

Locals have been warned ex-Tropical Cyclone Dianne is continuing to bring “decent rain” hours after it made landfall on Saturday morning. The category one system made landfall east of Cockatoo ...

Tropical low 28U has a high chance of forming into a cyclone in waters north of Western Australia's Kimberley shoreline. It is projected to cross the Kimberley coast in the early hours of Saturday ...