The year was 1966, and for several years the Soldiers in Vietnam had been using the same howitzer that their fathers had used ...

Miami's most delectable tradition returns as Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, home to the continental United States’ only tropical rainforest, announces its 18th Annual Festival of Chocolate. Taking ...

Including brand-new hotels and epic renovations you have to see for yourself. Here, the most anticipated luxury hotel ...

Within the dense jungle of Costa Rica lies a charming orchid garden with rare plants, stunning beauty, and a peaceful ...

There is no tropical storm activity for this region. Be prepared and learn helpful tips and information that will help you know what to do in the event of a storm-related emergency.

Finding a plant that can withstand that trifecta of humidity, fluctuating temperatures, and low-light levels might be ...

Palm oil is cheap, tasty, extremely versatile, and its an ingredient in about half of everything - but is palm oil vegan?

A company backed by US investors sold "deforestation-free" palm oil to the makers of Cheetos, Colgate and Pepsi. But its investors have ties to the company that cleared Amazonian rainforest for ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — 2024 was a brutal year for the Amazon rainforest, with rampant wildfires and extreme drought ravaging large parts of a biome that’s a critical counterweight to climate change.

The Amazon Rainforest, where next year’s COP30 climate summit will be hosted, is reeling from two consecutive years of severe ...

In Brazil, large swaths of the rainforest were draped in smoke in August from fires raging across the Amazon, Cerrado savannah, Pantanal wetland and the state of Sao Paulo. Fires are traditionally ...

As 2025 dawns, here is a look at some of the storylines that could shape the fate of tropical forests this year. More reading ...