Dipterocarps dominate Borneo’s famous rainforests. Trees from this family are the archetypal rainforest tree: Wide buttress roots anchor them to the earth, while their smooth, straight trunks soar skyward before…
Most researchers assume cattle avoid milkweed due to toxic compounds. New research finds that cattle graze milkweeds at least as much as grasses, which could have implications for monarch butterfly…
Nestled on a branch in the forests of Brazil lives a frog that may well be helping trees reproduce. It could be an inadvertent effort – the frog wants to…
As a nature photographer, I can’t resist photographing a beautiful blossom. Sometimes a single, delicate bloom, no bigger than my pinky nail peeks at me from the forest floor. Other…
Here’s how the expedition started. We were flown in a bright-yellow chopper to the Boland Mountains on the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa. Camping and abseiling gear: Check. Food…
