For decades, scientists and conservationists have been using aboveground plant biodiversity as a metric for conserving ecosystems. Now, a new study finds that there is a major mismatch between ...

From the vast Amazon Rainforest and the wild Congo Rainforest to Australia’s ancient Daintree Rainforest, the misty Tongass ...

With the aid of stable hydrogen isotopes in volcanic glass, an international research team, including Senckenberg geoscientist Prof. Dr. Andreas Mulch, has studied the uplift history of the Andes ...

The bloom of the purple orchid tree, native to south China, growing inside the Garfield Park Conservatory on the southside of Indianapolis on Jan. 13. The Conservatory contains more than 10,000 square ...

Not long ago, I wrote about planting bromeliads in the garden. In response, I received an email from Jerry Robinson, one of the proprietors of Rainforest Flora (rain-forest-flora.com), whose retail ...

New and improved plant sex: Plants produced attractive flowers containing sugary rewards for insects who carry pollen (basically the male sperm of the plants) to other flowers, helping plants ...

A new study suggests the lush, hyper-diverse rainforests of South America were shaped by the asteroid impact that killed off the dinosaurs. Getty Images Before an asteroid lit the world on fire 66 ...

In a recent review published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, researchers provide an overview of bioactive plant compounds as potential anti-neuroinflammatory agents and the ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. There are crazy things brewing at Rainforest Flora Inc., the country’s ...

Rainforests, vital ecosystems supporting over half of Earth's species, play a crucial role in global climate regulation. This article highlights ten of the world's largest rainforests, from the Amazon ...