Costa Rica has quietly reversed decades of tropical forest loss, pushing its tree cover back toward 60% of its land area ...

New research reveals which food crops are razing the rainforest. One comes out way ahead — and it’s an American favorite.

Drones Fly Over the Rainforest and Discover 'Near-Mythical Creatures' ...

Every year, tropical forests release countless litres of water into the atmosphere, generating rain. New research has estimated the value of this ecosystem service at billions of pounds every year, ...

Rainforests are some of the most biologically rich and awe inspiring ecosystems on Earth. Towering trees, dense canopies, moss covered branches, and constant moisture create a landscape that feels ...

Study finds each hectare of tropical rainforest generates 2.4 million litres of rain each year – enough to fill Olympic-sized ...

A new study has uncovered that forest loss is changing weather patterns in the world’s three largest remaining tropical rainforests. The study, published in the journal Nature last month, found that ...

TOPSHOT - Aerial picture showing a deforested piece of land in the Amazon rainforest near an area affected by fires, about 65 km from Porto Velho, in the state of Rondonia, in northern Brazil, on ...

A. The rain forest project -- A-1. Radioecology at the Puerto Rico Nuclear Center / H.J. Gomberg -- A-2. The rain forest and man : an introduction / Howard T. Odum -- B. The rain forest at El Verde -- ...

There were some hopeful developments for tropical rainforest conservation in 2022. But the outlook for tropical forests nonetheless remains tenuous. The following is a look at some of the major ...

Why are the tropical rainforests so precious? Are dire warnings about the dangers of deforestation and nuclear energy exaggerated? Where can concerned readers turn for a balanced explanation of the ...