Termites -- infamous for their ability to destroy wood -- are rarely welcomed into rainforests that have been painstakingly replanted. But a new paper suggests that termite transplants may be ...

They are essential for nutrient recycling and are associated with nitrogen-fixing bacteria, vital for the functioning of trees. Famous for their ability to destroy wood, no one would think of saving ...

Last week, the European Space Agency (ESA) launched a satellite that will be able to do what no other has done before. Current space-based radars are unable to penetrate the canopy of rainforests to ...

Banyans start their lives as epiphytes germinated from sticky seeds that lodge in the branches or crevasses of another tree. Banyans can reach 60-80 feet in height with an equal or larger spread. As ...

In the past three decades, poaching has decimated Africa’s now-critically endangered forest elephants, and as a result, their vital role as seed dispersers of many forest plants has been disrupted. A ...

India’s rainforests are some of the most biodiverse regions in the world, home to countless species found nowhere else on Earth. These rich hotspots stretch from the lush Western Ghats to the dense ...

American demand for tropical wood that is used in motor homes, conservationists say, is accelerating the disappearance of some of the world’s largest forests. American demand for tropical wood that is ...

In the quest to understand how and why early humans started walking on two legs, scientists are now looking to chimpanzees living in dry, open savannah-like environments for clues. A new study reveals ...

One of the field sites was in an old growth forest in Australia’s Daintree Rainforest, at the James Cook University Observatory. Termites — infamous for their ability to destroy wood — are rarely ...