Archaeologists have identified hundreds of ancient structures hidden beneath the dense canopy of Ecuador's Andean Chocó ...

Competition for sunlight among rainforest trees leads to the remarkably consistent pattern of tree sizes seen in tropical forests around the globe, researchers have found. The finding help refine ...

Forest floor amphibian communities in the contiguous rainforest of Kalakad–Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve were sampled using quadrats, in order to enumerate factors that govern their distribution. A ...

The space laser GEDI has allowed researchers to 3D map Earth's rainforests for the first time ever, helping us understand the forest canopy and providing vital information for understanding Earth's ...

Despite their diversity, the structure of most tropical rainforests is highly predictable. Scientists have described the various sizes of the trees by a simple mathematical relationship called a power ...