In the heart of the dense Amazonian jungle, researchers are realizing that what was long believed to be an untouched ...

Maps showing the distribution of vertical gap and complex canopy patches identified from our LIDAR metrics demonstrate that the pattern of open space in tropical rain forests is linked to forest ...

If pushed too far, vast stretches of tropical rainforest could see widespread tree deaths, or could transition to a new state, becoming drier, savanna-like woodlands. That would devastate some of ...

According to a map from AccuWeather, if a tropical storm develops, it could form in either the eastern Pacific or the Atlantic southeast of Honduras. As of Tuesday, AccuWeather meteorologists are ...

For the first time, scientists have discovered fossil evidence of an endangered, living tropical tree species. The unprecedented find was made in Brunei, a country on the large island of Borneo ...

The outlooks highlight areas showing potential for tropical development over the next two to seven days. The hatched areas on a map show areas with a low potential for development in yellow.

It’s called the Cerrado, Portuguese for “closed,” and for nearly all of human history this vast tropical savanna ... in lushness to the mighty Amazon rainforest to the north, the green ...

The map above shows where rainforest biomes are located in the world. There is a link between climate, vegetation and biomes. Tropical hot wet climates are found close to the Equator where the ...