The European Space Agency’s new probe, Biomass, will spend five years orbiting the planet and gathering radar imagery of ...

In their study, the team highlights the importance of tropical forest canopies in regulating ... is rapidly improving our ability to map plant traits using deep-learning models applied to field ...

but is not a substitute for preserving intact forest. Aa Aa Aa Tropical forests are highly diverse ecosystems located within 23.5º N or S of the equator in Asia, Oceania, Africa, and Central and ...

Tropical rainforests lie along the equator, mainly between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. Rainforests have four main layers: the emergent, the canopy, the under canopy and the forest floor.

How will tropical forests change in response to the climate in the coming decades? A new global map reveals the functional diversity of tropical forests and their capacity to adapt. In South America, ...

Tropical forests play a crucial role in protecting the planet from some of the worst effects of global warming because they ...

New data from a non-profit reveals that humans have degraded or destroyed roughly two-thirds of the world’s original tropical rainforest cover - raising alarm that a key natural buffer against ...