The new research suggests that leaf death could become a new factor in the predicted "tipping point" where tropical forests transition due to climate change and deforestation into savannah-like ...

Elevated carbon dioxide levels generated as a result of climate change could significantly increase the temperatures found within the canopies of the world's woodlands and forests, new research has ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? The photosynthetic machinery in tropical trees hits a critical failure point when the ...

video: A portion of forest canopy in Harvard Forest in Petersham, MA heats up and cools across a 24-hour cycle during the summer of 2013. Cooler colors (blues, purples) indicate cooler temperatures, ...

A tiny proportion of leaves in the canopies of tropical forests are already passing the critical temperature threshold beyond which they cannot photosynthesise, resulting in their death. Modelling and ...

Global warming is driving leafy tropical canopies close to temperatures where they can no longer transform sunlight and CO2 into energy, threatening total collapse if the thermometer keeps climbing, ...