Most days, you’ll find Joost van Haren tromping through Arizona’s only tropical rainforest. An assistant research professor at the UA, van Haren works in the rainforest at Biosphere 2—in the middle of ...

Ecologists studying the tropical forest biome in Biosphere 2 near Tucson, say it is very similar to being in a natural rainforest. Credit: Chris Richards/University of Arizona PHOENIX – Step inside ...

A group of researchers supported by FAPESP has found that the key criteria according to which areas of Atlantic Rainforest can be legally cleared by their owners are defined in too “subjective and ...

We typically think of plants strutting their best stuff aboveground: showy flowers, fragrant blossoms, and unique shapes abound. But their development belowground is equally magical. A combined team ...

Step inside Biosphere 2’s tropical rainforest, which thrives beneath an enormous glass dome, and visitors are met by a wall of warm humidity and lush greenery. The sprawling complex north of Tucson ...