Some of the best and most creative ideas are born outside the walls of the typical workplace. Inspired by a commitment to help preserve one of the world’s richest resources – the Amazon rainforest – ...

LEGISLATIVE AGENDA. THE GREENSBORO SCIENCE CENTER IS BRINGING A NEW ECOSYSTEM TO THE PIEDMONT TRIAD. THE CENTER IS BUILDING A RAIN FOREST COMPLETE WITH ANIMALS NOT FOUND IN ECOSYSTEMS IN NORTH AMERICA ...

This week, Colorado Mesa University Professor of Biology Thomas Walla, PhD, finds himself in southeast Asia’s island country and city-state, Singapore. He is preparing to compete in the semifinals of ...

The Amazon’s “tipping point” refers to the transition of the rainforest into a drier, savanna ecosystem. The rainforest’s ecological balance depends on the transport and recycling of moisture, but ...

A new study reveals that if no efforts are made to stop climate change, the dieback of the Amazon rainforest may start within the 21st century. The Amazon is the world's largest rainforest. It harbors ...