Butterflies that independently evolved the same wing patterns have also evolved similar eyes and brains which are fine-tuned ...

The destruction of tropical rainforests — seen in shocking images of huge wildfires, vast clearcuts, and dying ...

Probably the first pioneer plants to arrive in Hawaii were mosses and ferns. Ferns have been around for over 360 million ...

From pollinating plants to dispersing seeds, birds play a variety of crucial roles that help to keep ecosystems in balance. But when we degrade and fragment their habitats, some species disappear much ...

The sighting extends the species’s known range by about 75 miles northwest from its closest occurrence in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, the study said. This is also the first time the species has been ...

Nature doesn’t hold back when it comes to color and some of the most dazzling displays can be found in the animal kingdom.

Manatee sightings have been on the rise this summer along North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Jennette’s Pier director Mike Remige says manatees traveling so far north is unusual for the Florida animals, ...

In the tropical rainforests of Fiji, a genus of unusual plants has developed a remarkably simple but highly effective way to prevent ...

In Tanzania's Udzungwa Mountains, scientists have identified Tessmannia princeps, a newly discovered tree species potentially 3,000 years old. This ra ...

The lush, tropical regions of Central and South America have long dazzled scientists with their plant diversity. These ...

However, tropical rainforest canopies are battlegrounds for survival ... what keeps the peace in the Squamellaria real estate came when we discovered several ant species living in the same plant ...

Get ready for a summer of discovery as the ‘Tropical Treasures’ trail swings into play at the Tropical Butterfly House ...