In a recent review published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, researchers provide an overview of bioactive plant compounds as potential anti-neuroinflammatory agents and the ...

Imagine a mountainous and remote rainforest along the ocean coast. Whisps of fog drift through the trees as cascades of colorful flowers sweep down from plants perched high on the tree limbs. This is ...

The bloom of the purple orchid tree, native to south China, growing inside the Garfield Park Conservatory on the southside of Indianapolis on Jan. 13. The Conservatory contains more than 10,000 square ...

Whether in a desert, the savanna, or a tropical rainforest, plants have an important role in the ecological processes of Earth’s biomes. In this episode of Crash Course Botany, we’ll explore these ...

With the aid of stable hydrogen isotopes in volcanic glass, an international research team, including Senckenberg geoscientist Prof. Dr. Andreas Mulch, has studied the uplift history of the Andes ...

Efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change are constantly ramping up. Some of these efforts include conservation efforts of existing forests, for example, which can play a crucial role in the ...

In 2023, the Amazon rainforest experienced its worst recorded drought since records began. River levels dropped dramatically and vegetation at all levels deteriorated due to intense heat and water ...

Since 2000, EcoBiotics has been quietly combing the rainforests of Queensland, Australia, for new pharmaceutical compounds. Now with two anticancer candidates in the late stages of preclinical testing ...

Dear EarthTalk: Is it true that rainforests contain perhaps thousands of plants and herbs with medicinal properties? — E. Wolfson, Brooklyn, N.Y. Tropical rainforests, which account for only 7 percent ...

Many who have never experienced being in the Amazon Rainforest, have the idea that it is a very inhospitable place, with dangers lurking around every bend in the river or trail and insects trying to ...