Thirty-five percent of these plant species are found nowhere else in the world. The clearing of forest land by humans is the primary threat to the Malaysian rainforest ecosystem and its inhabitants.

So how does this underground superstar survive beneath the forest floor? Plants grow by using their ... with partners from Indonesia and Malaysia who outlined this discovery.

One of the ways Malaysia is trying to do this is through canopy walkways, revealing a world high above the rain forest floor. They take the form of freestanding steel structures or swinging ...

This fall, the California Academy of Sciences partnered with The Habitat Penang Hill and colleagues to conduct a rainforest survey on ... and not just the forest floor) will advance the ...

Picture this: a shadow glides silently above the tangled treetops of a Malaysian rainforest ... in slow motion above the forest floor. For flying lemurs, the rainforest canopy is more than ...

As bulldozers roar and chainsaws whine, the silence left behind grows heavier, threatening not just the tapir, but the entire rainforest ... plant species, enriching the forest floor.