Known as the “hypertropics,” this climate is defined by hot drought conditions—and hasn’t been seen on Earth for tens of ...

The tropical rainforest is the most biodiverse biome on Earth, housing an astonishing variety of species due to its unique climate, characterized by abundant rainfall and sunlight. Despite its ...

Climate models coupled with real world biome changes are causing prominent scientists to forecast that, unless action is taken immediately, 50 to 70% of the Amazon will be transformed from rainforest ...

Most days, you’ll find Joost van Haren tromping through Arizona’s only tropical rainforest. An assistant research professor at the UA, van Haren works in the rainforest at Biosphere 2—in the middle of ...

A group of researchers supported by FAPESP has found that the key criteria according to which areas of Atlantic Rainforest can be legally cleared by their owners are defined in too “subjective and ...

By Alexandre de Santi In just under a year from now, the world will turn to Belém, Brazil, a city on the edge of the Amazon ...

Step inside Biosphere 2’s tropical rainforest, which thrives beneath an enormous glass dome, and visitors are met by a wall of warm humidity and lush greenery. The sprawling complex north of Tucson ...

The Amazon rainforest generates half its own rainfall, but deforestation threatens to disrupt this cycle, shifting large parts of this ancient forest to dry, savanna habitat. Passing such a “tipping ...