Stretching from the Moroccan coast to Tunisia, the Atlas Mountains form a natural barrier between the Mediterranean world and ...

Scientists studying tropical forests in Africa’s mountains were surprised to uncover how much carbon they store, and how fast some of these forests are being cleared. The international study reported ...

Temperature increases in mountain areas are known to stimulate an upslope shift of plant species that are adapted to colder temperatures. However, the research team has now found that under an ...

As the novel coronavirus continues to wreak havoc across the world, conservationists and wildlife experts are raising concerns that the illness could pose a threat to mammals other than humans. The ...

A South African military plane crashed in the mountains as it headed to an airport near the rural hometown of Nelson Mandela, authorities said Thursday. A military spokesman declined to comment on the ...

An international study found that intact tropical mountain (or montane) forests in Africa store around 150 tons of carbon per hectare. This means that keeping a hectare of forest standing saves CO2 ...