"The results underscore the importance of animals in maintaining healthy, carbon-rich tropical forests," says Evan Fricke, a research scientist in the MIT Department of Civil and Environmental ...

Tropical forests populated with a diversity of seed-dispersing animals can accumulate carbon up to four times as fast as fragmented forests where these animals are absent or their movement is ...

As heat waves continue one after another, we are feeling their effects on our own bodies: It becomes harder for us to ...

This video shows a sloth hanging among thick branches and large green leaves in the Amazon Rainforest, Brazil, where dense vegetation creates a shaded and humid forest environment. The animal is using ...

Tropical dry forests are critically endangered ecosystems that once covered vast areas of the planet but have been largely destroyed, with less than 8% of the original extent remaining in some regions ...

Advances in data availability and accessibility have resulted in a new study on wild animal hunting in African tropical forests. It suggests that the commercial trade in wild-sourced meat is ...

The only zoo in the country to stay open past 11pm, BIOPARC Fuengirola is now offering an unforgettable journey through some of the world's most spectacular tropical ecosystems.

The gorilla climbed to her sunny perch to munch on a snack and hang out with her female companions. That moment might not sound as thrilling as an encounter with the greatest of great apes, the alpha ...