A major new study has revealed that tropical forests across the Americas are not adapting quickly enough to climate change, ...

For decades, the Congo Basin was largely invisible to climate science. Now, a new generation of Central African researchers ...

One species of tropical tree seems not only to survive lightning strikes but also to thrive because of them Being struck by ...

A team of botanists with members from Muse–Museo delle Scienze, Udzungwa Corridor LTD, Via Grazia Deledda and the National Museum of Kenya has discovered a new species of tree growing in the ...

The first roads that cut through rainforests are well-known conduits for deforestation. However, new research finds that secondary roads, those that branch off the primary road, cause far more forest ...

Most living things don’t cope well with having millions of volts put through them, but one tropical tree species appears to benefit from being struck by lightning.

A slow-moving tropical storm has crossed Australia’s heavily populated eastern coast, lashing the region with damaging winds and heavy rain that’s forecast to fall for days to come.

Parts of south-east Queensland could receive up to 100mm of rainfall on Wednesday, as remnants of ex-Tropical Cyclone Dianne hit the state. Flooding twice the size of Victoria has inundated parts ...

This is due to its vast rainforest; trees remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as they grow. The country has protected its biodiversity where others have destroyed theirs, President Ali said ...

Almost 250,000 homes and businesses are without power in Queensland's south-east, even after Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred weakened to a tropical low. Many homes on the sunshine state mainland have ...

Video / @AlboMP Ex-tropical Cyclone Alfred has been downgraded to a tropical low, as it approaches Australia’s eastern coast. Although the speed at which Alfred is travelling has slowed ...