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Hunting, deforestation wipe out 6 of 7 hornbill species in Borneo park

New discoveries about past forest changes may help predict future ones in a changing climate

Colombia creates rainforest reserve to protect medicinal plants

Defaunation, like deforestation, threatens global biodiversity

Insect diversity in the tropics greater than previously believed

‘CAT scan’ shows Hawaiian forests invaded by alien species

Giant exploding palm tree discovered in Madagascar

Prehistoric Carnivorous Fungi Lassoed its Prey

Transgenic plant may thrive under global warming-induced drought

Biodiversity conservation will only work if local people benefit

Large-scale agriculture ‘compromises’ forest’s ability to recover

Law enforcement key to saving Borneo’s rainforests

Amazon plant diversity still a mystery

“Weird” algae key to survival of coral reefs

Orchids may have co-existed with dinosaurs

U.S. grazing lands at risk due to rising CO2 levels

Climate change is making poison ivy worse

Rainforest trees colonized Africa from the Amazon

Carnivorous plants invade San Francisco

Tropical plants may be more adaptable to climate change

Climate change could dramatically change forests in Central America

Neon green gecko key to preventing Mauritian plant extinction

Maize cultivated at least 7,300 years ago in Mexico

Amazon, Madagascar, Borneo are top plant biodiversity hotspots

New bamboo species discovered in U.S., first in 200 years

Biodiversity extinction crisis looms says renowned biologist

Indigenous populations deforested New World rainforests before European contact

Rainforest tree diversity may be tied to seed dispersal

Mother nature encourages diversity in rainforest trees

Plants face extinction threat due to lack of sex

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