Nearly half of Heliconia species—tropical plants vital to rainforest ecosystems—are at risk of extinction, according to new ...

The majority of the threatened species do not grow in environmentally protected locations. Tropical plants in the genus ...

A tropical rainforest is different from a temperate rainforest because it is hot and wet due to lots of rain. The plants and animals that live in a tropical rainforest are adapted to live in ...

New research suggests that humans inhabited the rainforests of West Africa roughly 150,000 years ago, providing new insights into our ancestors' ability to adapt to challenging environments ...

Using data from over 10,000 herbarium specimens, Smithsonian scientists uncover the urgent conservation needs of the plants, which are critical to tropical ecosystems Ella Jeffries Staff ...