Artificial intelligence (AI) is opening new ground in ecology. At Rice University, César A. Uribe is developing computational ...

Animal sounds are a very good indicator of biodiversity in tropical reforestation areas. Researchers demonstrate this by using sound recordings and AI models. Tropical forests are among the most ...

Recording and analyzing forest soundscapes can be an effective way of monitoring changes in animal communities in tropical forests and human presence, researchers say in a new commentary published in ...

The deep rainforest is a symphony. In the rainforests of Indonesia, New Guinea, and other wild lands, scientists strapped microphones to trees and recorded the boisterous howls, grumbles, and shrieks ...

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Where on Earth is more wondrous and invigorating than the rainforest? Many of us who live in countries like the United States may only dream of visiting these natural wonderlands. In the meantime, to ...

A recent study from Brazil shows that heat stress is disrupting a critical component of photosynthesis in tree species found in the Amazon and Cerrado belt. Leaves heat up faster than the ambient air, ...

El Niño events are natural climate patterns characterized by changes in wind patterns, which impact sea surface temperatures ...

New research shows warming tropical soils release far more carbon dioxide, risking faster global climate change.

Rainforests are far more vulnerable than predicted in the past, researchers find, warning areas that are disturbed or fragmented lack resilience to climate warming and drought KUALA LUMPUR, July 23 ...

A new study led by the U.S. Forest Service, with Chapman University as a key senior collaborator, published in Nature ...