The largest flower in the world is Rafflesia arnoldii. It grows in the rainforests of Southeast Asia and can be as wide as 3 feet and weigh up to 11 kilograms. This giant flower is famous for its ...

Rafflesia are so remarkable that they challenge our notion of what a flower even is. Their parasitic lifestyle, and the fact that they don't even have the gene necessary to achieve the functions ...

Southern Thailand is a renowned tourist haven, but beyond the crowds, hotels, and shoreline lies a world of untamed splendour waiting to be explored. Trek to the panoramic Phi Phi Viewpoint for ...

Mention ‘rainforest’ and most people will think of tropical rainforest, the vast swathes of forest in the Amazon basin, Central Africa and Indonesia. The value of these forests, not only for the ...

The Amazon Rainforest is home to some of the most exotic and beautiful animal life on the planet. Recently, scientists have discovered another rainforest resident deep within Brazil’s palm-dense ...

Except the GFS. The American model is adamant that a Caribbean tropical storm will spin up in 10 to 12 days, then move generally northward. Why you should take the GFS with a grain of Saharan dust ...

Some plants display animal-like behaviors. Sundew hunts insects. Skunk cabbage generates heat. Witchweed steals nutrients. Mirror orchid mimics insects. Rafflesia smells like rotting flesh ...

The high desert around Joshua Tree and Twentynine Palms saw more severe storms, with several reports of “pea-sized” hail in the area Tuesday.

ALBANY — Will the Adirondacks and Catskills start looking like the rain forests of Brazil in a couple of years? Not exactly, but New York’s forests will likely grow more varied in the size and ...