Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Coral Gables, Florida, is home to the only tropical rainforest in the continental U.S.

The top-line findings of a massive analysis of the growth rate of more than 20,000 tropical trees in more than 30 countries ...

A new study leveraging 20,000 tree-ring records and nearly 150 scientists' contributions from across the globe shows that, while droughts appear to have had a modest impact on tropical tree growth in ...

Journal Reference: Jeannine H. Richards, Evan M. Gora, Cesar Gutierrez, Jeffrey C. Burchfield, Philip M. Bitzer, Stephen P. Yanoviak. Tropical tree species differ in damage and mortality from ...

Tropical trees in Australia’s rainforests have been dying at double the previous rate since the 1980s, potentially because of climate change, according to an international study published May 18 in ...

Tropical Depression Fabian, the country's sixth tropical cyclone for 2025, could leave the Philippine Area of Responsibility as early as Friday evening, August 8 ...

Increased heat and drought stunt tropical trees, a major carbon sink Date: March 31, 2022 Source: University of Arizona Summary: For a long time, ecologists assumed tree rings to be absent in ...

When hunting for the world’s largest tropical trees, watch your step. In the Panamanian jungle, vigilance is key: To venture into the thick, teeming understory is to duck under the webs of orb ...

The hallmarks of a New England summer are heat and humidity; the amount of each, respectively, can render conditions pleasant ...