Tropical forests host up to half of the planet's biodiversity but up to now, ecological studies over tropical forests often relied on large scale datasets depicting open-air temperatures -- that is, ...

In the fight against the climate crisis, countries are pinning great hope in reforestation projects. In a new study, ETH ...

(Millbrook, NY) Understanding how forests are responding to climate change is critical to planning effective forest management and climate policy. A new study out today in the first issue of ...

Teeming with life and stretching across multiple continents, tropical forests are often called the “lungs of the planet” because of their ability to suck up climate-warming carbon dioxide and exhale ...

A new study suggests leaves in forest canopies are not able to cool themselves below the surrounding air temperature, likely meaning trees' ability to avoid damaging temperature increases, and to pull ...

The Amazon rainforest is often associated with jaguars, parrots, and towering trees. Yet the majority of animal life in this ...

The map shows the variation in temperature differences between ground level and above canopy level (ground level always cooler) on the South American continent. The map is based on actual data ...