The rainforest has many layers There are thousands of tree species in the Amazon rainforest, many of which grow to between 80 and 100 feet tall, developing huge networks of branches that make up the ...

Butterflies that independently evolved the same wing patterns have also evolved similar eyes and brains which are fine-tuned ...

The Amazon has lost between 15% and 17% of its trees, and at current deforestation rates, the rainforest could cross Nobre’s threshold in 15 to 30 years. “We are almost seeing the tipping ...

The Amazon Rainforest plays a crucial role in the Earth’s water cycle, generating approximately 20% of the world’s oxygen through photosynthesis and influencing rainfall.

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An Ayahuasca ceremony is more than just a ritual – it represents a sacred journey inward. Originating from the Amazon ...

The Amazon is also taking longer to recover from perturbations like weather events, ... But in the rainforest’s southeast, they’re getting glimpses of what that point might look like.

Large swathes of Amazon rainforest that appear healthy may be on the brink of mass dieback—when a plant starts to die beginning at the tips of its roots or leaves—due to deforestation and ...

The Amazon rainforest lost an estimated 5 million acres in 2020, an area roughly the size of Israel, according to a recent report on the region. Experts warn that unchecked deforestation in the ...

Topline. South America's dense Amazon rainforest has long served as one of the planet's primary carbon-absorbing regions, but a new study has found human interference is causing a large part of ...

The Amazon is burning at an alarming rate as tens of thousands of fires lay waste to the world's largest tropical rainforest. There have been more than 74,000 wildfires across Brazil this year, up ...

Forest loss in Brazil’s Amazon — home to the largest swath of this rainforest — dropped 30.6% compared to the previous year, the lowest level of destruction in nine years.