The Amazon rainforest responded to the most severe drought ever recorded in the basin with an unexpected defense mechanism.

Deep within the vast Amazon rainforest live tribes that have had little or no contact with the outside world. Hidden in remote regions of the jungle, these communities have maintained their ...

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 canopy layer. A few trees grow ...

Deforestation of 22-28% of the Amazon Rainforest, coupled with 1.5-1.9°C of global warming, could trigger a widespread shift of the Amazon Rainforest to degraded forest and savanna grassland ...

Gold mining is literally sucking the Amazon rainforest dry, creating an environment where trees cannot grow, according to a new study. Researchers found that suction mining not only degrades the soil, ...