The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo passed a law in January 2025 to lead efforts to establish the largest ...

In Panama, the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute – the only bureau of the Smithsonian outside the United States – ...

is home to a research-rich outpost of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, a living, breathing, jungle-forest research center unlike any other in the planet. Courtesy of Smithsonian In a ...

In the fight against climate change, tree planting as a natural climate solution is a popular policy and land-use initiative ...

Some remarkable trees in tropical forests seem to have developed strategies not only to survive lightning strikes but also to ...

If pushed too far, vast stretches of tropical rainforest could see widespread ... can be measured in many different ways, and previous research often focused on small areas. That, Saatchi says ...

An international team of archaeologists discovered an ancient Maya city in a northeastern area of Guatemala known for its ...

Lightning is a major cause of tree mortality, accounting for up to 40% of the deaths of large trees in lowland tropical forests where the tonka bean trees reside, previous research has shown.

Imagine cruising along the PLUS highway on a quiet morning. As you pass forested stretches near Tapah, something unusual ...

a tropical forest engineer who started monitoring forest plots with ULA in 2004 and now works with the Wildlife Conservation Society. And yet, most of ULA’s research has stopped since 2016 due ...