I built a giant paludarium jungle, a living ecosystem featuring shrimp, vampire crabs, and fish. This project showcases the complete evolution of a large DIY paludarium constructed from recycled ...

A team of international scientists led by researchers from Australian universities has found the first evidence that woody biomass in tropical rainforests is acting as a long-term source of carbon ...

This breathtaking aerial view showcases a peaceful river winding through the heart of the Amazon Rainforest, the largest ...

A new study published in Nature, led by ecologists from the School of Biological Sciences (SBS) at The University of Hong Kong (HKU), finds that intensifying El Niño events, driven by climate change, ...

A new study led by the U.S. Forest Service, with Chapman University as a key senior collaborator, published in Nature Communications, suggests Earth's own tropical soils may contribute to climate ...

Tropical ecosystems rely on the infrastructure provided by termites. These insects supply plants with vital nutrients by breaking down organic waste, bringing water to the roots by aerating the soil ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. At 135 million years old, Australia’s Daintree Rainforest significantly predates the Amazon. The region features a ...

Tropical forests draw down and store large quantities of CO₂ from the atmosphere. The Amazon rainforest in South America, for ...

Tropical forest plant roots have not received as much research attention as aboveground vegetation. This knowledge gap affects our understanding of how rainforests adapt to change, including their ...

Forest ecosystems are among the most structurally complex and biodiverse habitats on Earth, spanning tropical rainforests to boreal taiga. They perform critical ecosystem functions—photosynthetic ...

Rainforests cover less than 10 per cent of Earth’s surface but support more than half of all known species. Here’s why World Rainforest Day is celebrated and five forests that play a vital role in kee ...

Soils of rainforests: Characterization of major constraints of dominant forest soils in the humid tropics / S. Kauffman, W.G. Sombroek and S. Mantel -- The World Reference Base for Soil Resources: An ...