New research tries to anticipate road building to identify areas in the Amazon, Asia and Africa that are likely to face ...

The tropical rainforest of the Congo basin is the world’s second-largest. (The Amazon is slightly bigger, but far better studied.) Via the Congo river, water drains into the Atlantic largely from six ...

Tropical rainforests are disappearing at an alarming rate, and according to a bleak new report by the non-governmental organization Rainforest Foundation Norway, humans are to blame. The world's ...

TOPSHOT - Aerial picture showing a deforested piece of land in the Amazon rainforest near an area affected by fires, about 65 km from Porto Velho, in the state of Rondonia, in northern Brazil, on ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. Buttress roots of a sumauma tree (Ceiba pentandra) that is ...

Rainforests are a powerful, natural solution to combat climate change — providing water filtration, capturing carbon and regulating global temperatures. But major threats like large-scale land use ...

Tiny living is often associated with the more free-spirited, artistic people, who have trouble fitting into the conventional 9 to 5 lifestyle. Gillian is one of those souls and has found her bliss ...

The Caribbean is chockablock with amazing tropical island destinations. Each has its own flavor, its own culture, its own identity. Nowhere is this more clear than when you visit the islands of the ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

The homesteading pros at Gold Shaw Farm reveal how their Vermont farm turned into a tropical jungle. Kennedy Center Christmas ...

In wilderness settings (read: bar patios), I’m a subpar birdwatcher. I can spot a male cardinal, and I can point out other members of the genus and identify them as “birds.” “Look, a bird!” I will say ...