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Trees are essential allies in the fight against desertification, pollution and climate change — and Delhi is currently conducting a massive tree census.
When it comes to caring for your indoor rubber plant, avoiding common mistakes is crucial for its health and vitality. But ...
In the first quarter of the year, Cambodian rubber exports generated over $116 million, an increase of more than 15% compared to the same period in 2024. In addition, demand for rubber latex from ...
The biodiversity in the region is rich — 450 mammal species, 15,000 plant species, and 1,150 bird species roam the world's second-largest tropical rainforest area, according to Interactive Country ...
Almendro’ (Dipteryx oleifera), a tropical tree native to Panama’s rainforests, has stunned scientists with its surprising reaction to lightning: it thrives. While most trees might wither or ...
Panama tree uses lightning to eliminate rivals Balsa trees get struck more than neighboring species Trees’ tissue may attract more lightning ...
Lightning strikes may kill untold numbers of trees every year, but one tropical species has evolved to benefit from the sudden jolts of electricity. The tonka bean tree, aka Dipteryx oleifera, has ...
pushing deep into the rainforest and indigenous lands. Small-scale operations set up primarily illicitly and operated in the shadows use mercury, a substance with neurotoxic properties, for gold ...
Lieutenant Adrian Roberts was working frantically. He and his men hustled to load the last crates of ammunition and medical supplies onto armored personnel carriers. Scientists: Dire wolf brought ...
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Hundreds of millions of trees die from lightning strikes worldwide every year, and as the climate changes, that number is rising. In tropical rainforests, these strikes are a leading cause of tree ...
A vast tropical archipelago stretching ... than 74 million hectares of Indonesian rainforest — an area twice the size of Germany — have been logged, burned or degraded for development of palm oil, ...