Discover how the very special apple snail uses its snorkel to survive in poorly oxygenated water and helps other aquatic animals too.

Squamellaria plants grow special structures to host the ants they symbiotically rely on for nutrients. Distinct compartments help different ant colonies live peacefully side by side.

Clearing rainforest to cattle farming is much worse for nature than previously thought, a landmark survey of birds in ...

Covering more than 2 million square miles in South America, the world's biggest tropical rainforest hides lots of scary secrets—and some beautiful ones too A look inside the rainforest The Amazon ...

In the largest ever survey of rainforest birdlife, scientists have discovered that deforestation to create pastureland in Colombia is causing around 60% ...

Traditional Indigenous plant medicines are plants that grow locally, also known as native plants. They grow in specific ...

A chance encounter between a wild tomato and a potato-like plant 9 million years ago is why we have modern-day potatoes, ...

A global study finds tropical arthropods are vanishing fast. Climate-driven shifts, not deforestation, appear to be the main cause.

The kind of plants you can grow have changed slightly in most regions of Canada according to the federal government’s latest ...

Invasive plants aren’t always thick weeds or tall grasses, plant experts say, but can be the colourful flowers and luscious ...

Artisanal and small-scale gold mining employs more than 15 million people globally and generates a fifth of global gold ...