Ecologists, drawing on 300 years of research, have created the first list of every known tree species in the Amazon—analyzing more than 500,000 plant samples and finding 11,676 different tree types.

Competition for sunlight among rainforest trees leads to the remarkably consistent pattern of tree sizes seen in tropical forests around the globe, researchers have found. The finding help refine ...

Since the 1970s, research into climbing woody vines called lianas has focused primarily on the harm they inflict on rainforest trees. Studies have shown that lianas can kill trees outright and limit ...

Trail cameras installed high above ground have captured the surprising results of an ambitious scheme to reconnect isolated wildlife in the rainforests of Peru. As an article by IFL Science reports, a ...

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