Pollinators, including bees, butterflies, and beetles, shape global food production and support vast natural ecosystems. For ...

Tropical Depression Four strengthened into Tropical Storm Debby. Tropical Depression Four strengthened into Tropical Storm Debby late Saturday afternoon – and could reach near hurricane strength as it ...

Volcanoes that blast gases high into the atmosphere not only change global temperatures but also influence flooding in unusual ways, Princeton researchers have found. In an August 26 article in the ...

Exporting agricultural products from tropical regions to China, the USA, the Middle East, and Europe is three times more harmful to biodiversity than previously assumed. Researchers from the Technical ...

Climatic conditions in tropical and subtropical regions allow many emerging and reemerging pathogens and their vectors to thrive, resulting in increased ...

According to the definition by the National Geographic Society, the tropics are the regions that lie either in the latitude lines 23.5 degrees North of the Equator or 23.5 degrees South of the Equator ...

Researchers highlight the roles of carbon dioxide and ocean currents as key drivers of temperature fluctuations in the tropical Andes over a 16,000 year period. A new study that explores ancient ...

As climate change escalates, intense storms are becoming more common in the tropics and elsewhere, resulting in a variety of forest impacts. Those effects are generating concern among researchers over ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A Nature study reveals surprising similarities among the most common tree species in tropical rainforests in Africa, the Amazon and Southeast Asia, ...

James Watson has received funding from the Australian Research Council, National Environmental Science Program, South Australia's Department of Environment and Water, Queensland's Department of ...