A taste of the tropics, the plants anyway, now lives on columnist Tom Atwell's desk in the form of this terrarium Atwell created at a new Portland business that invites you to make your own terrarium.

Source: https://www.centralmaine.com/2023/03/26/build-your-own-mini-indoor-garden-at-portland-plant-shop-terrarium/

A welcome and highly competitive late November sojourn into the tropics became official for the Colorado men’s basketball team.

Source: https://www.dailycamera.com/2023/04/04/cu-buffs-mens-basketball-will-be-part-of-challenging-field-at-2024-maui-invitational/

He wasn’t kidding about Calcutta and the tropics.

Source: https://flaglerlive.com/lw-231230/

Insect populations can fluctuate wildly from year to year, and much of the planet—including the tropics, where the largest trove of insect life is found—has yet to be properly surveyed for arthropod biodiversity.

Source: https://northernstar-online.com/saving-the-tiny-empires-insects-at-risk/

It also has a wonderful smell, so I feel like I’m in the tropics every time I put it on!"

Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/tatayanayomary/things-from-target-anyone-with-dry-winter-skin-will-want

It holds a vast array of ecosystems, from the 6,000-meter (20,000-foot) peaks of the Cordillera de Apolobamba, to the high plateau at around 4,000 m (13,000 ft) and tropics that spill down to 600 m (2,000 ft) above sea level.

Source: https://southafricatoday.net/environment/in-a-bolivian-protected-area-torn-up-for-gold-focus-is-on-limiting-damage/

What does the Saharan Dust mean for the tropics?

Source: https://abc13.com/hurricane-season-tropical-weather-news-updates/13303907/

What's in the tropics?

Source: https://www.wral.com/weather-forecast-Raleigh-Durham-Fayetteville/20635389/

Wild bananas lend an air of the tropics to any ornamental garden, particularly small home lots with limited space.

Source: https://ticotimes.net/2023/05/12/wild-about-bananas