Dr. Magali Nehemy stood on the banks of the Tapajós River in the Amazon rainforest when the community's chief—a man in his ...

Resembling upside-down tree roots, the tangled mangrove branches that extend into the water and provide a habitat for fish and crabs have been under increasing threat.

The Amazon rainforest is under constant threat from encroachment and segmentation, but animals are finding a lifeline thanks ...

How have the trees in Amazonia reacted to the rise in CO2 emissions in recent centuries? It is common knowledge that, of all ...

Record-Breaking Carbon Emissions Transform the Amazon from Guardian to Threat The Amazon rainforest experienced its most devastating fire season in over two decades during 2024. The 2024 fires ...

Scientists are revealing how the Amazon tree boa's skin scales help it move and hunt in the rainforest. These scales have different textures on different body parts. This helps the snake grip branches ...

The health of the Amazon forest and river are intertwined. By storing carbon, the forest can be a key part of climate solutions but plans for expanding hydropower could undermine that climate solution ...

The dark purple berry enjoyed promotion as a sustainable “bioeconomy” product at the COP30 climate summit in Brazil’s ...

As global warming accelerates, winters are heating faster than summers, according to the research group Climate Central. That ...

The degradation of the vast Congo Basin, known as the world’s “second lung”, is taking a toll across the African continent and threatening one of the world’s most traded and beloved crops: cocoa.

Tourists snapping selfies with sloths are fueling a booming black market that’s tearing these gentle animals from the Amazon rainforest.

Efforts to mitigate the impacts of climate change have focused largely on the protection of tropical forests like the Amazon ...