As deforestation increases in the Amazon, it will decrease precipitation in California and create drier conditions in ...

The Amazon rainforest is one of the world's greatest natural resources, both in terms of the resources it contains and its role in producing oxygen and cleaning the world's air. The forest stores up ...

Rodrigo Agostinho, head of IBAMA, Brazil's federal environmental agency, for two years now, spoke with Mongabay about the ...

“If the Amazon rainforest is to avoid the tipping point ... leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva contrasted with deforestation that hit a 15-year high under Lula's predecessor, far ...

Researchers use genomic data to study the decline in genetic diversity in the Amazon Basin, particularly in Brazil Nut trees. The research uses genomic data to understand this keystone species' ...

Have Been the Hottest on Record In recent history, the earth has been experiencing unprecedented heat levels. It hasn't just ...

Complex organisms, thousands of times smaller than a grain of sand, can shape massive ecosystems and influence the fate of ...

A study reveals that fire emissions in the Amazon and Cerrado are largely driven by the smoldering combustion of woody debris ...

Scientists discovered microbes in Amazon peatlands that control carbon storage. If peatlands stay stable, they store carbon.

The microbes were found in the Amazonian peatlands of Peru and could be valuable for sequestering carbon in the damp soils.