tropical forests

The tropics are the most biodiverse part of the world. Some tropical rainforests are home to more species than entire…

This has been a watershed year for tropical forests—and not in a good way. Massive fires have burned through…

The Congo Basin is the second-largest rainforest on Earth, and like most tropical forests, it’s getting chewed up by…

The rainforest-flanked rivers of tropical South America hold six more species of catfish than previously thought,…

Homeowners tend to equate termites with property value apocalypse, but ecologically speaking, they’re more a force…

Tropical protected areas aren’t just havens for wildlife. They’re playing a major, and majorly under-appreciated…

Earth’s tropical forests hoard huge amounts of carbon, but as temperatures rise and weather patterns shift due to…

The signs of human impact in the tropics are often stark. Vast tracts of forest leveled for pasture. Fires in the…

In 2005, an intense heatwave struck a mountaintop rainforest in northeast Australia. Accounts of the event were…