Most people's encounters with lemurs have occurred through their representations in popular children's media, like ...

The African Plant Database lists 65,000 species of flowering plants, ferns and conifers found on the African continent and ...

Madagascar tops the list globally in terms of the percentage of plant species endemic to a single island.

Hailing from the Amazonian rainforest and spread all across Brazil, Bolivia, Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador, And Peru, Croton lechleri is an evergreen tree that grows up to 39 feet tall. Commonly referred ...

From Tasmania to Madagascar to New Guinea, islands make up just over five per cent of Earth’s land yet are home to 31 per cent of the world’s plant species. A new study shows that of ...

Due to its isolation, Madagascar’s wildlife evolved separately from Africa and India. Scientists estimate that more than 80% of all species on the island are endemic, meaning they can be found ...

Exploring islands near the equator is a unique way to experience diverse ecosystems and breathtaking landscapes ...

Global demand for Madagascar's unique plants fuels unsustainable harvesting Madagascar’s extraordinary medicinal plants, prized for their unique properties and used in life-saving cancer drugs and ...

Invasive hammerhead flatworm, Bipalium kewense, discovered in Madagascar’s densely populated capital Antananarivo, marking first confirmed sighting in country.

More than a fifth of the Earth’s plant species are found only on islands, making them one of the largest biodiversity hotspots, a breakthrough global study has found. This conclusion has pushed ...

Scientists found a silvery animal with a “chirp-like” call in spiky plants of Madagascar and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo shows a representative forest in Andasibe. Photo from ...