From a bird's eye view, the Amazon rainforest appears as a lush green mosaic of treetops stretching as far as the eye can see ...

Quick Take A recent study suggests many Amazon insects already live near their upper heat tolerance, meaning rising ...

The Amazon rainforest is home to a diverse cast of plants and animals. This vital, verdant landscape also plays a crucial role in managing the effects of climate change by storing significant amounts ...

The Amazon rainforest plays a critical role in regulating Earth’s climate and supporting immense biodiversity. But what would ...

The Amazon Rainforest generates its own weather. Each day, the forest’s 390 billion trees release approximately 20 billion metric tons of water vapor into the atmosphere through evapotranspiration, ...

Deforestation is playing a greater role than researchers expected, according to a new study. By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey For decades, the dry season in the Amazon rainforest has been getting drier. A new ...

2024 was a brutal year for the Amazon rainforest, with rampant wildfires and extreme drought ravaging large parts of a biome that’s a critical counterweight to climate change. A warming climate fed ...