Truly, these palms have been carried by humans throughout the tropical world over thousands of years. Taxonomists, botanists and anthropologists have attempted to discover the origin of this ...

Welcome to the tropical paradise where the world’s sweetest pineapples are grown, harvested, and processed in astonishing volumes. In this video, we take you through the breathtaking journey of how ...

Although the official start to the Atlantic hurricane season isn't until June 1, tropical storms and hurricanes do sometimes ...

A NASA plane came to Panama to acquire aerial images to inform scientists about the diversity of tropical ecosystems. At the ...

We should be teaching the world about malaria and other tropical diseases, as well as the local solutions we are developing to combat them. Aside from your scholarly activities at the University ...

Scientists are working to shed new light on an enduring climate mystery—one that, if solved, could help them make more ...

Plenty of Caribbean islands are known for their beaches, but blissfully beautiful Antigua beats them all. With 365 beaches ...

Sipping a frozen coke out of a soggy straw's is all worth it when you see the beauty of the turtles in the Great Barrier Reef!

The Biomass satellite is designed to measure carbon stocks in tropical forests, helping scientists to understand how they ...

Construction on Tropical Americas continues, with a walking path now visible and new retaining wall in place.

And indeed, Mike Maunder, Fairchild's director, sees some Chihuly pieces as a "distillation of the tropical world." If Chihuly's art has borrowed from nature, nature has been paid back with ...

LIVING in a tropical country like Malaysia, we're all used to frequent thunderstorms and lightning streaking across dark ...