Trees are growing even bigger in the Amazon rainforest - despite climate change, reveals new research. Average tree size ...

We used to think that deforestation in the Amazon would dry out the local climate, but the effects may be even more extreme ...

“A major question is whether a large-scale collapse of the Amazon forest system could actually happen within the twenty-first century.” (Source: Bernardo M. Flores, et al, Critical Transitions in the ...

Large parts of the Amazon’s iconic rainforest are nearing an irreversible "tipping point" and collapse in less than 30 years due to deforestation and climate change, scientists warn in a new paper ...

New study finds well-preserved areas of Amazon rainforest occupied and managed by Indigenous peoples show lower incidences of multiple diseases in the regions around them ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A new model pinpoints "tipping points" that the Amazon rainforest is approaching due to climate ...

The rainforest in the Amazon basin transpires vast amounts of gaseous isoprene. Until now, it was assumed that this molecule is not transported far up into the atmosphere, as it rapidly declines when ...

Scientists have discovered prehistoric insects preserved in amber for the first time in South America, providing a fresh glimpse into life on Earth at a ...

Video clip authentically shows U.S. President Joe Biden wandering off into the Amazon rainforest on an unmarked pathway. Online users and publishers falsely claimed a video showed Biden walking into ...

A Nov. 17 Instagram video (direct link, archive link) shows President Joe Biden standing behind a lectern in a rainforest then turning and walking away. "YES, THIS JUST HAPPENED," the post's caption ...