In the early 1990s, Keith Willmott and a friend, both undergraduate students from the United Kingdom, arrived in Ecuador with ...

As the Caribbean’s fourth largest island, Puerto Rico offers the best of what the tropics are known for: beautiful beaches, ...

The breadfruit, or ulu, is one of scores of Polynesian introductions that made it possible for early explorers to thrive as ...

These animals have highly unusual diets, evolving to consume anything from toxic plants to venomous arachnids.

In most forests, a visitor’s eye is trained on what can be reached. The trunk can be measured. The leaves can be plucked. A ...

The Amazon rainforest is often called the “lungs of the Earth” and credited with producing some 20 percent of the world’s ...

These findings underscore the critical importance of protecting remaining pristine tropical rainforests rather than relying ...

Look down at the rainforest floor. Rotting flowers shift under the assault of tiny petal-eating beetles. Vividly colored ...

Ecuador is located on South America’s west coast, bordering the Pacific Ocean at the equator. Geographically, the country is ...

Creating a bioactive habitat with students can give them a window into the natural world while easing the upkeep for class ...