Recent data from the University of Maryland show the tropics lost 6.7 million hectares (16.6 million acres) of primary ...

If tropical rainforests are the lungs of the Earth, then 2024 was a year of respiratory failure. Fires, fueled by climate ...

June 22 marks World Rainforest Day, launched in 2017 by Rainforest Partnership to highlight the critical role of tropical forests. These ecosystems stabilize the climate, regulate rainfall, store vast ...

Some tropical forests show surprising resilience as temperatures rise. Scientists are finding that some percentage of tropical forests may hold up under global warming—if they’re not cut down.

New research shows climate change may be overloading the Amazon's tree canopy, disrupting photosynthesis and signaling forest ...

Later this year, the global climate conference COP30 will descend on Brazil, at the gateway to the Amazon rainforest. Local ...

Rain Forest News. Current science articles on rainforest animals, ... May 9, 2025 — Scientists have discovered fossil evidence of an endangered, living tropical tree species.