The tropical forest biome is estimated to contain over half of the terrestrial species on Earth. Approximately 170,000 of the 250,000 described species of vascular plants occur in tropical biomes.

The polar bear is top of the food chain here although melting ice due to climate change is threatening the balance of this biome. At the other end of the Earth, the Antarctic Polar region has the ...

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From the flamboyant blossoms and birds of rainforests to the living rainbows of coral reefs, Earth’s surface is teeming with life. But some of its most diverse and fascinating biomes are ...