Tropical forests help to generate vast amounts of rainfall each year, adding weight to arguments for protecting them as water and climate pressures increase, say researchers. A new study led by the ...

By Rhett Ayers Butler For decades, a dominant argument for protecting forests has focused on carbon. Trees absorb carbon ...

A team of National Geographic Explorers is studying how these bats developed their architectural expertise—while cataloguing the various styles of tents they make.

Think of the destruction of Earth's rainforests and a familiar image may come to mind: fires or chainsaws tearing through enormous swaths of the Amazon, releasing masses of planet-warming carbon ...

New research tries to anticipate road building to identify areas in the Amazon, Asia and Africa that are likely to face deforestation. By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey Preventing illegal road building could ...

Welcome to my office,” says Juan Thomas, as his plane soars over Odzala-Kokoua National Park in the Republic of Congo. The pilot for African Parks, a conservation NGO, puts on an incongruous playlist ...

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Koto was a tropical depression in the South China Sea Tuesday morning Indochina Time, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center said in its latest advisory. The New York Times Flash flooding can occur well ...

For the first time, the United Nations climate change negotiations are taking place at the edge of a tropical rainforest, a setting many are still waiting to see if it can inspire governments to take ...

On Friday, at least 100 Indigenous protestors blocked the entrance to the 30th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP30, in Belém, Brazil. The action comes on the heels of an action ...

In the dense jungles of Borneo, orangutans move gracefully through the trees — calm, intelligent, and deeply connected to their forest home. Democratic Sen. Schiff says Trump intends to 'subvert' 2026 ...