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New research from the University of East Anglia reveals that tropical and subtropical cities are warming faster than rural areas due to intensifying urban heat islands, posing major health risks as global temperatures rise.

WHO warns that neglected tropical diseases cause hidden mental suffering. Learn how new health guides aim to end stigma for 1 billion people worldwide

Tropical forests are losing trees at unprecedented rates, and a surprising culprit has emerged: intense thunderstorms that are growing more frequent due...

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Natural climate patterns, like El Niño, are causing tropical glaciers to lose ice at alarming rates. The Quelccaya Ice Cap (QIC) in...

Rocks recently uncovered from beneath prehistoric ice have exposed a concerning reality: tropical glaciers have shrunk to their smallest size in over...

Tropical Cyclone Freddy sets a new world record, lasting 36 days and causing major losses in Southeast Africa.

A groundbreaking ecological experiment led by the University of Oxford on Borneo Island demonstrates the remarkable potential of replanting logged tropical forests with diverse seedlings in expediting their recovery. Published in the journal Science Advances, the study underscores the significance of biodiversity preservation in pristine forests and its restoration in recovering logged forests.

Tropical forests, with their remarkable diversity of tree species, have long puzzled scientists trying to comprehend how numerous species can thrive together. In a groundbreaking study published in Science, researchers from The University of Texas at Austin shed light on this mystery by revealing a crucial characteristic of adult tree distribution in Panamanian forests.

A massive global study of 31,000 tree species reveals that forests are becoming uniform as "sprinter" trees replace long-lived species