As the 2025 hurricane season rolls into its first month, most Floridians are busy boarding up windows and stocking up on supplies.

Bring island vibes home with tropical garden accents like bamboo, orchids, water features, and lush greenery seen in Hawaii ...

Kayak VR: Mirage is available both in the PlayStation Store for PS VR2 and on Steam for all common PC VR glasses. However, if ...

Trees are essential to life on Earth. They support ecosystems, store carbon, provide clean water, improve our health, and ...

The oceans could become so filled with carbon dioxide that scientists are proposing a new factor to measure their capacity ...

The world's tallest known tropical tree has been found—and climbed. A giant tree more than 330 feet tall was identified in Borneo from the air, and then climbed with a tape measure, at ...

Study finds tropical almendro trees thrive after lightning strikes. It clears rivals, removes vines, boosting growth and reproduction.

How some tropical trees benefit from being struck by lightning: evidence for Dipteryx oleifera and other large-statured trees. New Phytologist . Published online March 26, 2025. doi: 10.1111/nph ...

But for at least one tropical tree species, this doesn’t hurt—and might even be a good thing. Scientists have long believed that being hit by lightning could have only negative effects on trees.

On September 2, 2024, Benver Buena shared a video showing flood waters passing through Antipolo, Rizal, Philippines. The flooding was caused by Tropical Storm Yagi, known locally as Tropical Storm ...

Tropical Storm Debby, ... According to Herald-Tribune reporting, the storm's "incessant rains and gusting winds overloaded waste-water plants and left more than 10,000 without power" in the area.

A view of an over 400-year-old tree on Barro Colorodo Island, on November 23, 2015 Rodrigo Arangua / AFP via Getty Images When hunting for the world’s largest tropical trees, watch your step.