For the first time, scientists have recorded close-up, extended videos of some rarely seen small nocturnal species in the rainforest canopies of Panama and Peru. Experts say the new technology may ...

It's not always cozy and warm in the Amazon rainforest: Cold waves can cause temperatures to drop drastically. Würzburg researchers have investigated how animals react to this. Anyone conducting ...

Gloger's Rule, first proposed in 1833, suggests animals in warm and humid environments often develop darker pigmentation. Darker feathers and fur contain melanin, which can strengthen structures and ...

Look up in the woods and you may see a familiar sight: squirrels using tree limbs like a leafy highway, crossing a patch of land without putting their paws on the ground. That's true in the Amazon ...

The Academy of Natural Sciences will bring a bit of the rainforest to snowy Philadelphia next month with an enormous new exhibit featuring live plants and animals. "Under the Canopy" will take up ...

High-definition trail cameras at a park in the Republic of the Congo reveal elusive rainforest animals. A photo shows two African forest elephants. Photo from Will Burrard-Lucas and Wildlife ...

New canopy technology is giving scientists extended views of rarely seen nocturnal rainforest animals in Panama and Peru. The work could help conservationists understand species that live above human ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The successful reintroduction of a young male jaguar into the Amazon Rainforest last year, following his rescue from wildfires, has highlighted the ...

Rainforests cover less than 10 per cent of Earth’s surface but support more than half of all known species. Here’s why World Rainforest Day is celebrated and five forests that play a vital role in kee ...

Pesquet's parrot (Psittrichas fulgidus) The only member of its genus, and its genus is the only member of the subfamily Psittrichadinae. It is endemic to hill and montane rainforest in New Guinea© ...