Tropical riparian ecosystems—those found along rivers and wetlands—recovered much faster than expected following the ...

Tropical forests lose species due to humans, even inside protected areas. Scientists found that forests near people have ...

The largest agricultural boom on the planet threatens to destroy a spectacular savanna. Here's what happens when progress ...

DinoLand U.S.A. in Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World is one of those changes with the entire land being replaced by new Tropical Americas themed areas and attractions. You might be waiting for ...

Tropical forests are massive biodiversity storehouses. While these rich swathes of land constitute less than one-tenth of Earth’s surface, they harbor more than 60% of known species. Among them is a ...

2 min read More than half of Earth’s rain forests have already been lost due to the human demand for wood and arable land. Rain forests that once grew over 14 percent of the land on Earth now ...

Fossil evidence from North China suggests that some ecosystems may have recovered within just two million years of the ...

Locals are bracing for gusts of winds that could rip apart homes and intense rainfall that could deliver flash flooding.

This makes land snails a key group for recognising why and where extinctions ... Snail diversity, often associated with high levels of snail endemism, is concentrated in tropical rainforest.

Tropical Cyclone Zelia has crossed the Australian coast, unleashing strong winds and heavy rain but a key mining hub has been ...

Raheem, D. & Platts, E. 2005. Some observations on Sri Lankan land snails including the impact of the Indian Ocean tsunami on lowland snail faunas and its importance as a major fossilisation event.