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 ...

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 ...

The film explores the tropical rainforest biome ... It details the various plant life, including towering trees, climbing vines, and air plants, as well as the diverse animal species that inhabit ...

Tropical rainforests are hot and wet ... There are many causes of rainforest deforestation, which leads to loss of habitats, soil erosion, flooding and global warming. International agreements ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Getting zapped with millions of volts of electricity may not sound like a healthy activity, but for some trees, it is. A new study, published in New Phytologist, reports that some tropical tree ...