A group of trees that grow fast, live long lives and reproduce slowly account for the bulk of the biomass. Irene del Carmen Torres Dominguez measures the diameter of a tree on Barro Colorado Island in ...

Scientists from an international project are racing to figure out what kills these anchors of their ecosystems—before it’s too late to save them Ellyn Lapointe - Freelance Writer When hunting for the ...

Tropical trees distance themselves from members of their own species more than they do other species, a new study shows. What’s more, trees of the same species exist at distances farther apart than ...

The early heat and humidity have sent many folks indoors earlier than normal, but luckily, we have plants that like these conditions. Tropical plants thrive in the tropics, so they are right at home ...

Joy B. Winbourne is in the Department of Earth, Environmental and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, Massachusetts 01854, USA. Barker and colleagues tested whether ...

A new study has found that dry seasons that are warmer and drier than usual can stunt the growth of tropical trees, causing them to take in less carbon dioxide. While trees tend to grow more during ...