Four to eight hours or less of sun is considered shady and can be full or dense shade, part shade, or light-filtered shade.

Nature’s natural colors can be breathtaking. Tropical birds are famous for their brightly colored feathers, and many fish ...

Climate change is a major threat to biodiversity. This study predicts that climate change will reshape Neotropical frog diversity, causing losses in phylogenetic diversity and phylogenetic ...

Have you ever looked into the mirror and wondered just how deeply your roots stretch back in the tree of life? It might surprise you to learn that you, a modern human, share an ancient bond with slimy ...

Costa Rica’s highways are packed with animal lovers searching for a glimpse of a sloth or red-eyed tree frog. Too many of the ...

A century of research on Barro Colorado Island has contributed to our understanding of forest ecology. Researchers from Utah ...

Lightning strikes kill millions of trees each year — but it turns out that some large tropical trees can not only survive a strike, but also benefit from its effects, according to a recent study.

Lightning strikes kill millions of trees each year — but it turns out that some large tropical trees can not only survive a strike, but also benefit from its effects, according to a recent study. The ...