Teeming with life and stretching across multiple continents, tropical forests are often called the “lungs of the planet” because of their ability to suck up climate-warming carbon dioxide and ...

Although it may not be aesthetically pleasing to look at for some, those fallen leaves are helping trees grow naturally. Researchers from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI ...

According to one of the study's researchers, Huang Mengxing, "Deep learning models provide unparalleled accuracy and speed in detecting leaf diseases. By deploying these models in tropical ...

Some leaves in tropical forests from South America to South East Asia are getting so hot they may no longer be able to photosynthesize, with big potential consequences for the world’s forests ...

Temperatures high enough to cause “irreversible damage” to a plant’s ability to photosynthesise are already impacting a small portion of tropical forest leaves, new research finds. The study, ...

Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Debby is causing significant ... “Normally, there would be leaves out here, and half the stalk is gone,” Corbett said. He described how beautiful the field ...