A University of Florida professor visited the University of Connecticut on Thursday, Feb. 5, to discuss the impact of habitat fragmentation and drought on tropical plants.

How do you cool yourself on a hot day? Perhaps you find shade, switch on a fan or retreat to air conditioning? But spare a thought for tropical forest trees. As the climate warms, they must either ...

Researchers at Northern Arizona University and the Smithsonian found an unconventional method to understand how rainforests will survive with climate change—making tea with living leaves at the top of ...

Researchers demonstrate that a vast multitude of birds and mammals can be detected by simply swabbing the DNA left behind by animals from leaves. They showcased the power of this approach in an ...

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 ...

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