While Menara currently holds the title of the tallest tropical tree, researchers speculate that even taller specimens may ...

Being struck by lightning is something humans generally try to avoid. But for at least one tropical tree species, this ...

But nearly half of the species in the genus are threatened with extinction, a new analysis finds, putting the genus — which includes species such as bird-of-paradise look-alike ...

Philadelphia-area gardeners may turn to tropical plants as dramatic additions to their home gardens. The prime time to plant ...

a group of tropical plants popular for their bright, beak-shaped flowers, are threatened with extinction. The findings, published today, March 7, in the journal Plants, People, Planet, reveal that ...