Tucked between the village and the forest, Haruna and his father-in-law worked diligently through the night distilling dried ...

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

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

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

Some trees don’t just survive lightning – they thrive on it. Scientists studying Panama’s tropical forests have discovered that Dipteryx oleifera trees often benefit from lightning strikes that ...

Researchers in Tanzania have unveiled a previously unknown species of gigantic tree, Tessmannia princeps, towering over the ...

Through a course in dendrology, the study of the taxonomy of woody plants in the absence of flowers or fruits, two experts in ...

This could push tropical forests further out of balance, increasing their vulnerability to extreme climate events. The study focused on trees in both mountainous and lowland regions, revealing that ...

A new four-lane highway cutting through tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest is being built ... from harvesting açaí berries from trees that once occupied the space.

Scientists are studying the rings of trees, such as this 800-year-old ... (Can a new way to measure tropical rainforest vulnerability help save them?) A version of this story appears in the ...

Emergency services are urging residents to avoid driving through floodwaters caused by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred ... rattling homes and bringing down trees in the wake of Ex-Cyclone Alfred.