The Caatinga is the only biome found exclusively in Brazil and is home to the largest contiguous area of seasonally dry ...

Lightning strikes may kill hundreds of millions of trees every year, but one tropical tree has evolved to benefit from the ...

On average, each lightning hit destroyed over 2.4 tons (2 metric tons) of adjacent tree biomass and approximately 80 percent of the lianas (parasitic vines) that plagued the tonka bean canopy. As per ...

A team of ecologists from The University of Hong Kong (HKU) are leading an international initiative to investigate the decline of insect populations in the world's tropical forests. Insects, the most ...

One impact of climate change is increased tropical storms. The southeast of Africa experiences tropical cyclones - for ...

One travel enthusiast has encourage people to visit a 'magical' Devon rainforest which boasts a waterfall and incredible ...