Electricity service in Cuba is gradually being restored more than 36 hours after a substation failure left the entire island ...

Most important, Cavendish is immune to TR1. “Cavendish has a lot of characteristics that make them the ideal export banana,” ...

The majority of the threatened species do not grow in environmentally protected locations. Tropical plants in the genus ...

Using current technological and scientific advances, we are able to observe a snapshot of a plant group that is rapidly ...

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Where does biodiversity come from? It’s a question many generations of biologists have spent their time thinking about.” ...

The tropics are celebrated as hotspots of biological diversity and renowned as supply houses for food, fiber and pharmacies.

In a new study published today in Science, researchers from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew), together with global ...

Although the idea of a planting a tropical fruit tree seems like a good way to transform your backyard into an oasis, you may ...

All four Long Island brush fires that sent soaring plumes of smoke into the air had been contained by Sunday afternoon, authorities said. Two firefighters were hurt battling the blazes and two ...

Many invasive plants and insect pests have had negative economic impacts on agriculture, forestry, home landscapes and ...

More than 330,000 homes remain without power across south-east Queensland as Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred moves inland.