The ability of rainforests to store carbon can decrease in pace with climate change. This is due to photosynthesis rates in the leaves of rainforest species falling at higher temperatures and the ...

If you plant a sapling for Arbor Day, this year on April 24, or Labor Day, for that matter, you can’t just expect it to grow. It needs to be watered. Actually, it needs a good soaking. According to ...

A tiny proportion of leaves in the canopies of tropical forests are already passing the critical temperature threshold beyond which they cannot photosynthesise, resulting in their death. Modelling and ...

Researchers at Northern Arizona University and the Smithsonian found an unconventional method to understand how rainforests will survive with climate change—making tea with living leaves at the top of ...

The rainforests of northern Australia are home to extraordinary ant colonies. Instead of dwelling in underground burrows, ...