A new analysis from researchers at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History reveals that nearly half of the genus ...

Rising temperatures could reduce trees' ability to photosynthesize. Scientists are trying to figure out just how close we are to that point.

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Although the idea of a planting a tropical fruit tree seems like a good way to transform your backyard into an oasis, you may ...

Using data from over 10,000 herbarium specimens, Smithsonian scientists uncover the urgent conservation needs of the plants, ...

Tropical forests in the Americas are struggling to keep pace with climate change, new University of Oxford research has found ...

The former tropical cyclone -- now downgraded to a tropical depression -- made landfall in the late evening over Bribie Island on the Queensland coastline after lingering for days offshore.

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Flooding rains lashed the Australian east coast even though it avoided the destructive winds of its first tropical cyclone in 51 years, officials said Saturday.

Waves as high as "three or four-storey buildings" whipped up by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred have gouged millions of cubic metres of sand from about 500 kilometres of coastline between Coffs Harbour ...

Emergency services are urging residents to avoid driving through floodwaters caused by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred ... rattling homes and bringing down trees in the wake of Ex-Cyclone Alfred.