After a grueling journey deep into the Amazon rainforest, a team of explorers sets out to find a man who has spent nearly ...

The Amazon rainforest is often described as one of the most important ecosystems on the planet, yet it is also one of the ...

The Amazon rainforest is slowly transitioning to a new, hotter climate with more frequent and intense droughts—conditions that haven't been seen on Earth for tens of millions of years. Dr. Magali ...

Trees across the Amazon rainforest are growing larger in response to rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, according to a major new study. The research, published in the Nature Plants ...

The average size of trees in the Amazon rainforest has been steadily increasing as carbon dioxide levels have risen, meaning these larger trees play a more important role in determining whether the ...

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, ...

World Rainforest Day 2026 reminds us that forests protect life, support people, and need urgent action everywhere.

Rainforests cover less than 10 per cent of Earth’s surface but support more than half of all known species. Here’s why World Rainforest Day is celebrated and five forests that play a vital role in kee ...

A major drought and forest fires in the Amazon rainforest killed billions of trees and plants and turned one of the world's largest carbon sinks into one of its biggest polluters. A group of ...