Conference of the Yale Chapter of the International Society of Tropical Foresters brought together global leaders, climate ...

Researchers have identified an unknown family of microbes uniquely adapted to the waterlogged, low-oxygen conditions of tropical peatlands in Peru's northwestern Amazonian rainforest. The new research ...

Cold waves can cause temperatures to drop drastically. Würzburg researchers have investigated how animals react to this.

Cold waves can cause temperatures to drop drastically. Researchers have investigated how animals react to this.

Climate change is having a significant impact on cocoa production in West and Central Africa, according to a study by ...

Kristine Crous received funding from The Australian Research Council to investigate how Australian rainforests will cope with climate warming (DE160101484). She is currently funded by the Hermon ...

Scientists discovered microbes in Amazon peatlands that control carbon storage. If peatlands stay stable, they store carbon.

The Museu da Amazônia - MUSA, a patch of preserved rainforest in Manaus, Brazil, is 1.5 hours by river away from the XPRIZE Rainforest competition site. Scientists studied its rich biodiversity to ...

Brazil warned Tuesday that US President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement would have a ...

The good news is that even if you don’t have the vacation days to jet off in January, a visit to the National Aviary can feel like a tropical vacation. A “Rainforest Retreat” at the National ...

The microbes were found in the Amazonian peatlands of Peru and could be valuable for sequestering carbon in the damp soils.