It’s because of a random strand of hair discovered somewhere in the dense Indonesian rainforest that scientists believe Javan ...

Scientists have just uncovered the oldest fossilized rainforest ever found in the U.S., offering an unprecedented look into ...

Researchers conducted three years of extensive fieldwork to develop the first data-driven map of both newly documented and predicted peatlands across Colombia's eastern lowlands.

A recent amendment to Peru’s Forestry and Wildlife Law has sparked intense backlash from environmental groups and Indigenous ...

A century of research on Barro Colorado Island has contributed to our understanding of forest ecology. Researchers from Utah ...

Scientists warn that the dire wolf could bring "unintended consequences." "We are modifying creatures in new ways. Should we ...

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

A Russian scientist who works at Harvard University’s Medical School has spent the last six weeks in immigration detention and is facing possible deportation after undeclared frog embryo samples ...

the Amazon rainforest, that hides vast reserves of gold, has been exploited for the precious metal, so much so that the reserves have now depleted but the hunt continues. Now, scientists have turned ...

G old mining is putting an immense strain on the Amazon rainforest, but the trees might have a secret weapon up their bark.

Researchers believe they have identified a network of spies to help combat illegal gold mining operations in the Amazon ...

These dormant cells had entered a low-energy state scientists call dormancy. This is a strategy shared by many life forms, from bacteria to mammals. When conditions become too harsh—too cold ...