An array of bacteria and fungi help leafcutter ants break down toxic leaves
The ants and the microbes work as a team to digest rainforest vegetation
Plants can grow quickly or accurately, but not both
New research examines this well-known trade-off in our floral friends
The little mountain rivers that create the Amazon might soon be choked off
Life depends on the minerals and sediment rivers carry down from the Andes
Climate change is toppling tree frogs from rainforest canopies
New research suggests that the position of tree frogs in the tree tops is dynamic and vulnerable to warming temperatures
Protecting forest cover could reduce flood risks
A study highlights the importance of forests to mitigate the effects of natural hazards on mountain infrastructure
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I chased lemurs around Madagascar to help stave off their extinction
Planting fruiting trees is a vital component of reforestation and conservation efforts
Climate change is almost too big a problem to study. The solution? Volcanoes.
Volcanoes blanketed by tropical rainforests are a natural laboratory to study climate change
Tropical rainforests may be near a tipping point beyond our control
Deforestation may work like diseases: uncontained, it can win
A gold rush in the Peruvian Amazon threatens to fill a vital and diverse ecosystem with mercury
Bats are the canaries in the Amazonian goldmine
What modern conservationists can learn from humanity's long history with rainforests
There's a growing body of evidence that humans have been modifying tropical forests for over 40,000 years