In Panama’s dense lowland jungle, a tropical species called Dipteryx oleifera —known locally as almendro or the tonka bean ...

Hydropower is outdated and harmful—causing deforestation, reduced rainfall, energy loss, and water insecurity. Safer, more ...

About 90 kilometers (56 miles) southeast of Cape Town lies the tranquilly-named town of Betty’s Bay in South Africa, home to ...

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Not all lakes are created equal. Some are mere puddles with delusions of grandeur, while others—well, others are the kind of showstoppers that make you want to quit your job, buy a canoe, and send ...

A new study led by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis and the Missouri Botanical Garden has uncovered a ...

An author of a recent study about lightning's effect on trees in Panamanian forests says his team has gotten a large, ...

preventing regeneration of native plants and forming monocultures. Mock orange (Murraya paniculata) is a popular hedge plant that can grow in shade that is invasive in rainforest in Queensland and ...

Mar. 26, 2025 — Getting zapped with millions of volts of electricity may not sound like a healthy activity, but for some trees, it is. A new study reports that some tropical tree species are not ...