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Location and climate Layers of a rainforest Tropical rainforest ecosystem Animal adaptation to the rainforest climate What have you learned about tropical rainforests?

A tropical rainforest is made up of the following layers. Rainforests house a complex set of processes, among which is the way in which energy is transferred through the ecosystem. The main energy ...

New technology is helping scientists to create 3D maps of tropical rainforests and ... are potentially game-changing when it ...

Rather having herds of explorers clamber around in the upper reaches of these forests to take measurements, researchers decided to use LiDAR to create a 3D map of these forests (press release).

Well, wonder no more 'cause Google Street View will take you inside the tropical rainforest, which is shortlisted as one of the 7 Wonders of Nature by the New Seven Wonders of the World Foundation.

THE UK is home to it's own tropical rainforest - and it makes the perfect day out for rainy days. The Living Rainforest is in the tiny village of Hampstead Norreys in Berkshire. Run by the Trust ...

New data from a non-profit reveals that humans have degraded or destroyed roughly two-thirds of the world’s original tropical rainforest cover - raising alarm that a key natural buffer against ...

Ice age people painted these animals 12,600 years ago.

The Amazon, often called the "lungs of the planet," is the world's largest tropical forest, playing a crucial role in the ...

Feild, Taylor S. Brodribb, Tim and Holbrook, N. Michele 2002. HARDLY A RELICT: FREEZING AND THE EVOLUTION OF VESSELLESS WOOD IN WINTERACEAE. Evolution, Vol. 56, Issue ...

Brazil is burning. From the Amazon rainforest to the Pantanal wetlands, flames have consumed millions of hectares of forest ...