Latest about Amazon rainforest
How we found the northern green anaconda, a new species of the heaviest snake on Earth
The northern green anaconda has been identified as a new species after genetic analysis showed it split from its southern counterpart 10 million years ago.
Tropical rainforests could get too hot for photosynthesis and die if climate crisis continues, scientists warn
Data collected by the International Space Station has revealed a small fraction of leaves in the world's tropical rainforests are already exceeding peak temperatures, and scientists warn that this could increase.
Watch sloth fight off ocelot in incredibly rare footage from deep in the Amazon rainforest
The footage from a camera trap in Yasuní Biosphere Reserve in eastern Ecuador appears to be the first time a fight between a sloth and an ocelot has been caught on film.
Catastrophic climate 'doom loops' could start in just 15 years, new study warns
Climate "tipping points," such as the loss of the Amazon rainforest or the collapse of the Greenland ice sheet, could come within a human lifetime, scientists have said.
Amazon River 'Breathes' Carbon Dioxide from Rain Forest
River bacteria can break down plant-based carbon, exhaling it as carbon dioxide.
Lasers reveal 'lost' pre-Hispanic civilization deep in the Amazon
Settlements from a "lost" Amazonian civilization were found.
Amazon nears 'tipping point' where rainforest could transform into savanna
The Amazon is losing "resilience," a study shows.
What are the largest rainforests in the world?
Rainforests are home to half of the world's plant and animal species. Here are the five largest rainforests in the world.
