The Papuan olive python, a remarkable reptile from New Guinea's rainforests, captivates with its colour-changing ability and ...

Imagine stepping out onto the roof of a skyscraper, not to gaze at cold concrete or endless glass, but to find yourself ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff, was as much a tireless advocate for nature as he was the poor and ...

Our human species emerged in Africa around 300,000 years ago but scientists don't yet have a clear picture of what kind of ...

New technology is helping Peru fight against the illegal logging of its 68 million hectares of valuable tropical rainforest.

The tropical rainforest is the most biodiverse biome on Earth, housing an astonishing variety of species due to its unique ...

Scientists found 2-foot-long creatures in the forest of Myanmar and near roads in Tibet and discovered a new species, a study said ... wolf snakes are nocturnal ground-dwellers often found in tropical ...

In Panama’s dense lowland jungle, a tropical species called Dipteryx oleifera —known locally as almendro or the tonka bean ...

As trees are removed, countless species lose their homes, leading to population declines and, in some cases, extinction. red striped poison dart frog blue legs of amazon rain forest in Peru, poisonous ...

The European Space Agency’s new probe, Biomass, will spend five years orbiting the planet and gathering radar imagery of ...

Almendro’ (Dipteryx oleifera), a tropical tree native to Panama’s rainforests ... not every tree handles lightning the same way. Some species are extremely sensitive and show signs of long ...

Panama tree uses lightning to eliminate rivals Balsa trees get struck more than neighboring species Trees’ tissue may attract more lightning ...