The venture, privately funded to start, is now run by the University of Arizona. And today, scientists there are quietly ...

If you walk through a forest and look down, you might think you're stepping on dead leaves, twigs and soil. In reality, ...

Officials are making a hard push to eradicate the invasive rhododendron plants that have taken over parts of the Scottish ...

Tropical trees are dying faster than ever, and it's not just heat or drought to blame. Scientists have uncovered a surprising ...

The Amazon rainforest is one of the world's greatest natural resources, both in terms of the resources it contains and its ...

Plants and trees send their roots into the ground to soak up water and nutrients from the soil. Until now, scientists ...

It shows that during the years of vegetation loss, the rainforest shifted from a carbon sink, that is, a storer of carbon dioxide, to a carbon emitter, before eventually stabilizing.

The rainforest's intricate ecological relationships, such as those between ants and fungi, highlight its role in nutrient recycling. However, deforestation threatens this vital biome, which serves ...

The Largest Tropical Rainforest The largest unbroken stretch of rainforest is found in the Amazon river basin of South America. Over half of this forest lies in Brazil, which holds about one-third ...

Nature and Environment Brazil Rainforest Pharmacy - The Magical Plants of the Amazon 12/23/2024 For thousands of years, the inhabitants of the Brazilian rainforest have been using medicinal plants.

The rainforest in the Amazon basin transpires vast amounts of gaseous isoprene. Until now, it was assumed that this molecule is not transported far up into the atmosphere, as it rapidly declines ...

Many rainforest plants are so tall it’s hard to collect seed from them – the team uses long poles, ladders, or even people abseiling out of a helicopter. Karen would like to try collecting via ...