Each patch of tropical forest is doing more than sheltering wildlife—it's also quietly manufacturing rain on a massive scale, a new study finds. University of Leeds researchers estimate that every ...

Scientists realized that the rain-making services of tropical forests have long been taken for granted, so they stepped ...

A new study reveals that the Brazilian Amazon produces rainfall worth about $20 billion per year to regional agriculture.

Deforestation in the Amazon is causing significant regional changes in climate compared to areas with forest cover above 80%.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. sun over the amazon A new study of the Amazon rainforest has found the region is shifting toward a 'hypertropical' state as ...

New research reveals which food crops are razing the rainforest. One comes out way ahead — and it’s an American favorite.

When most of us think about clearing away the Amazon rainforest, we have visions of chainsaws and scorched earth. In recent years, vast swathes of the rainforest have been razed for cattle pastures, ...

Every year, tropical forests release countless litres of water into the atmosphere, generating rain. New research has estimated the value of this ecosystem service at billions of pounds every year, ...