BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Droughts have withered crops in Peru, fires have scorched the Amazon and hydroelectric dams in Ecuador have struggled to keep the lights on as rivers dry up. Scientists say the ...

A team of nearly 100 researchers found the average tree size in the massive rainforest has increased by more than 3 percent ...

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A symphony hums beneath the emerald canopy, where the air hangs thick with the tropical heat and the scent of damp earth. Sunlight, fractured into shimmering emerald and gold, pierces the dense ...

The Amazon’s “tipping point” refers to the transition of the rainforest into a drier, savanna ecosystem. The rainforest’s ecological balance depends on the transport and recycling of moisture, but ...

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 ...

Average tree size across the Amazon has increased by 3.2% every decade consistent with a response to rising carbon dioxide levels, a new study suggests. The new research published today (25 Sep) in ...

Average tree size across the Amazon has increased by 3.2% every decade, consistent with a response to rising carbon dioxide levels, a new study suggests. The research published in Nature Plants by a ...

Life in the Amazon region following total deforestation of its rainforest sounds pretty bleak: dry spells punctuated by bouts of extreme rain; strong winds that stunt any forest regrowth; and rising ...

Recent research shows that there is considerable overlap in the important corridors for jaguars and key freshwater species, highlighting the potential for integrated conservation.