The orange champaca is native to south and southeast Asia and is regarded as sacred in many tropical Asian countries including India. While the tree can grow to a height of 30 feet in its native ...

Lightning is often seen as a killer, leaving behind destruction and death of trees — but one tropical species has evolved to use the force of nature to its benefit. The tonka bean tree ...

Heroin’s tropical cousin is banned in countries all over the world, but it’s regulated less than candy here. | Opinion ...

To understand the origins of tropical Asian biodiversity through time and ... sequenced DNA from hundreds of rattan species ...

Almendro’ (Dipteryx oleifera), a tropical tree native to Panama’s rainforests, has stunned scientists with its surprising reaction to lightning: it thrives. While most trees might wither or ...