This big-eyed rainforest mammal looks like a cross between a bat and a squirrel. It glides between treetops using a furry ...

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

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

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

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.

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

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

With tropical rainforests, boreal wilderness, and reforested landscapes, these countries have the largest forest cover ...

This edition of Mint's ‘Climate Change and You’ newsletter discusses the coevolution of primates and fleshy fruits, the ...

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

In the tropical rainforests of Fiji, a genus of unusual plants has developed a remarkably simple but highly effective way to prevent violence between rival ant colonies: architecture.