BALTIMORE -- The National Aquarium is home to dozens of tropical species and plants, a recreation of a South American rainforest right here in Baltimore. "This remarkable pyramid of glass has defined ...

The online tropical day out aims to explore how plants, people, food and wildlife are all connected.

An important initiative just surpassed expectations. With donations that far exceeded its goal, Cornwall Wildlife Trust in England is now able to begin the prized restoration project of a nearby ...

The government, researchers and companies are combining forces to build a miniature tropical rainforest in Kalimantan, hoping it will serve as a blueprint for the reforestation of barren lands in the ...

Farmers in eastern Tanzania are regrowing rainforest trees on part of their land. The farmers receive payments from the sale of carbon credits to supplement their incomes and to compensate them for ...

This week, Colorado Mesa University Professor of Biology Thomas Walla, PhD, finds himself in southeast Asia’s island country and city-state, Singapore. He is preparing to compete in the semifinals of ...

The Amazon rainforest is the world’s large tropical rainforest, covering roughly 2.7 million square miles. It comprises more than half of the world’s remaining rainforests. It is crisscrossed by ...

CORALVILLE, Iowa (AP) -- Groundbreaking on a $180 million indoor rain forest here is scheduled for the middle of next year, project organizers said. About 20 members of The Environmental Project's ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) -- Rep. Jim Leach says a rain forest project near Coralville would be a shot in the arm to the local economy and would be one of the most significant environmental projects in ...