Borneo's ancient rainforests, older than the Amazon, harbor extraordinary carnivorous plants. These unique species, like the Nepenthes pitcher plants, have evolved to supplement nutrient-poor soil by ...

The breadfruit, or ulu, is one of scores of Polynesian introductions that made it possible for early explorers to thrive as ...

If you want to bring the lush beauty of the tropics into your home, these 16 tropical rainforest plants you can easily grow indoors thrive with minimal care, brighten your living spaces, and create a ...

In most forests, a visitor’s eye is trained on what can be reached. The trunk can be measured. The leaves can be plucked. A ...

These findings underscore the critical importance of protecting remaining pristine tropical rainforests rather than relying ...

Nitrogen shortage limits young tropical forest growth, slowing carbon capture that could help fight climate change.

Plants have increasingly become one of the best home decorating options. In fact, they’re often seen in waiting rooms, next to computer screens, and hanging from shelves. This particular plant, ...

For decades, scientists and conservationists have been using aboveground plant biodiversity as a metric for conserving ecosystems. Now, a new study finds that there is a major mismatch between ...

Researchers have been baffled by tropical rainforest diversity for over a century; 650 different tree species can exist in an area covering two football fields, yet similar species never grow next to ...

I’ve been working through my bucket list this summer, and right near the top was trekking through a tropical rainforest. In my mind, that always meant at least a plane ride's worth of travel—me in ...

A rainforest is defined as a forest where rainfall is abundant and even continuous. A tropical rainforest gets between 96 and 177 inches every year. The amount of rainfall in a temperate rainforest ...

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