The Amazon rainforest is often associated with jaguars, parrots, and towering trees. Yet the majority of animal life in this forest consists of insects. These small creatures pollinate plants, recycle ...

The Amazon basin houses over three million species in its rainforest ecosystem, with over 2,500 tree species creating and sustaining this vibrant environment. One in ten known species in the world ...

The conversion of rainforest into plantations erodes and restructures food webs and fundamentally changes the way these ecosystems function, according to a new study published in Nature. The findings ...

Rainforests are thick forests that get lots of rain and support a huge amount of biodiversity. They are essential for climate regulation, carbon storage and wildlife ecosystems. Tropical rainforests ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. For Carolina Pinto and Paulina Rodriguez, the story of the Osa Peninsula embodies one of hope. The diverse rainforest ecosystem in Costa Rica, home ...

Chris Dutton is used to broken equipment. In the years he’s spent analyzing the creatures of the Mara River basin in Africa, his cameras and sensors have been tusked by elephants, crushed by hippos, ...