Removing trees deprives the forest of portions of its canopy, which blocks the sun’s rays during the day and retains heat at ...

The Amazon rainforest is often called the “lungs of the Earth” and credited with producing some 20 percent of the world’s ...

Most people associate rainforests with the tropics, not Pennsylvania. However, deep within the state exists an ecosystem shaped by ancient climate conditions that never fully vanished. While glaciers ...

Human activity continues to expand ever further into wild areas, throwing ecology out of balance. But what begins as an environmental issue often evolves into a human problem.

This image captures the rugged coastline of Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona, located along Colombia’s Caribbean coast near ...

India's diverse geography is mirrored in its state animals, each chosen for cultural or ecological significance. From the ...

Discover what the Amazon Basin is. Learn about its geography, location, history, rivers, map and Significance in this article ...

Venezuelan tarantulas have adapted to fill many different ecological niches. Learn more about the nearly 50 spiders native to ...

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The Hoh Rain Forest in Olympic National Park is expected to reopen the first week of January, nearly a month after the Upper Hoh Road was damaged by flooding. The atmospheric river storm on Dec. 10 ...

I was inspired (or, if you believe in such things, divinely mandated) to road trip through Brazil during a spiritual ceremony. The idea came from my shaman, herself born and raised in the state of São ...

Coral reefs, often called the rainforests of the sea, are among the most biologically diverse and ecologically important ecosystems on Earth. Despite covering less than 1% of the ocean floor, they ...