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The research comes months after a study found Australia's tropical rainforests were among the first in the world to start emitting more carbon dioxide than they absorb.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026

Mpox is most common in the tropical rainforests of West and Central Africa and there are thousands of infections every year.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2024

Many of the new species were found in tropical rainforests in areas that had previously been studied little or not at all.

From Science Daily • Feb. 29, 2024

When it comes to biodiversity, they are on a par with the world’s tropical rainforests and may, in fact, eclipse them.

From National Geographic • Jan. 24, 2024

Orangutans survive only in the dwindling tropical rainforests of Borneo and northern Sumatra, being dependent on the forest for food and nesting sites.

From Salon • Jul. 18, 2015