The combination of these two factors creates a very humid environment that is perfect for plants and animals to thrive. As such, tropical rainforests are home to some of the most diverse ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. All tropical rainforests have similar characteristics including climate ...

The humidity in a rainforest averages 80 percent, but can reach as high as 99 percent! This creates a very hot and sweaty environment that is ideal for many tropical plants and animals.

The tropical rainforest is the most biodiverse biome on Earth, housing an astonishing variety of species due to its unique climate, characterized by abundant rainfall and sunlight. Despite its ...

Plants, mammals, birds ... and air to make a functioning ecosystem. A healthy tropical rainforest is the world's most spectacular example of a living, functioning ecosystem and the ultimate ...

In this undated file photo, the rainforest is shown in Panama. STOCK IMAGE/Getty Images In a typical lightning strike in a tropical forest, the lightning attaches directly to a large-canopy tree ...

Trees stop making food for themselves when they get too hot, a new study shows. If tropical air temperatures reach 116 degrees Fahrenheit, a lot of the rainforest could die. This is the first ...

HONOLULU — A wildfire burning in a remote Hawaii rainforest is underscoring a new ... which often dominate Hawaii rainforests, and koa trees whose wood has traditionally been used to make ...

The Amazon rainforest was once one of the world's ... According to the study, photosynthesis in tropical trees begins to fail at about 46.7º degrees C (116º degrees F). In addition to monitoring ...

A local professor is taking his research outside the classroom and all the way to the tropical rainforest. A University of Louisville professor is studying the effects of lighting on trees.

HONOLULU — A wildfire burning in a remote Hawaii rainforest is underscoring a new ... which often dominate Hawaii rainforests, and koa trees whose wood has traditionally been used to make ...