If these trends continue unchecked, they could disrupt continental rainfall patterns and trigger a sharp decline in species that depend on the rainforest. Deforestation in the Amazon has been ...

And those fires contributed to deforestation, with authorities ... “The fires and drought experienced in 2024 across the Amazon rainforest could be ominous indicators that we are reaching ...

By simulating the future atmosphere, scientists hope to understand whether trees will continue to act as the lungs of the ...

With Donald Trump settling back into the White House, advocates for the Amazon worry about what his second term will mean for ...

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

According to the Brazilian Federal Police, Bruno Heller is one of Amazon's largest deforesters and relied on legal and ...

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

The majestic kapok tree in the Amazon rainforest forms a gigantic habitat. Its canopy of leaves, almost 50 meters high, ...

In Brazil, large swaths of the rainforest were draped in smoke in August from fires raging across the Amazon, Cerrado savannah, Pantanal wetland and the state of Sao Paulo. Fires are traditionally ...