Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. Buttress roots of a sumauma tree (Ceiba pentandra) that is ...

Tropical rainforests are disappearing at an alarming rate, and according to a bleak new report by the non-governmental organization Rainforest Foundation Norway, humans are to blame. The world's ...

An international team of scientists recently led a detailed study of eastern rainbowfish, Melanotaenia splendida splendida, a freshwater species that is popular in the aquarium trade. Eastern ...

Rainforests are a powerful, natural solution to combat climate change — providing water filtration, capturing carbon and regulating global temperatures. But major threats like large-scale land use ...

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Tiny living is often associated with the more free-spirited, artistic people, who have trouble fitting into the conventional 9 to 5 lifestyle. Gillian is one of those souls and has found her bliss ...

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Humans have degraded or destroyed roughly two-thirds of the world's original tropical rainforest cover, new data reveals – raising alarm that a key natural buffer against climate ...

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Chad Deering trudges up a dry river channel on the north side of Rincón de la Vieja, one of Costa Rica’s active volcanoes. He wears a baseball cap emblazoned with the phrase Semper Fi, a token of his ...

A series of rainforest-themed activities recently launched in Wangxia village of Changjiang Li autonomous county, Hainan ...

In wilderness settings (read: bar patios), I’m a subpar birdwatcher. I can spot a male cardinal, and I can point out other members of the genus and identify them as “birds.” “Look, a bird!” I will say ...