Researchers investigating crops grown in soil contaminated by the 2015 mining disaster in Brazil discovered that toxic metals are moving from the earth into edible plants. Bananas, cassava, and cocoa ...

Researchers from universities in Brazil and Spain tested bananas, cassava and cocoa pulp grown in soil affected by the ...

Credit: Amy Dunham / Rice University.) Native to Brazil, strawberry guava (Psidium cattleyanum) was introduced to Madagascar ...

It had been out of sight for 6 decades. Researchers baffled after unusual species thought to be extinct reappears: ...

Rice University biologist Amy Dunham has spent decades studying the mountainous rainforests of Madagascar's Ranomafana ...

Madagascar forest cannot fully recover naturally because invasive strawberry guava creates nutrient poor soil.

(WYTV)- What’s the most popular spice in the world? Pepper. All true pepper comes from a plant native to the tropical regions ...

The 2026 Chevy Equinox maintains its ‘premium’ position in Brazil as the compact crossover is offered in RS and Activ variants, but not the base LT.

A University of Florida professor visited the University of Connecticut on Thursday, Feb. 5, to discuss the impact of habitat fragmentation and drought on tropical plants.

The study examined the potential health risks linked to consuming cocoa and cassava grown in Linhares, a municipality located ...