New research shows climate change may be overloading the Amazon's tree canopy, disrupting photosynthesis and signaling forest ...

In a recent study published in New Phytologist, researchers at Michigan State University have uncovered how Amazon rainforest ...

Brazilian soy farmers are pushing further into the Amazon rainforest to plant more of their crops, putting pressure on a ...

The Amazon Rainforest is home to some of the most exotic and beautiful animal life on the planet. Recently, scientists have ...

Amazon rainforest trees are constantly exposed to intense sunlight, especially in the upper canopy, where the tallest trees ...

Scientists climbed 60-meter Amazon trees and discovered that the forest's glow visible from satellites can be misleading.

Naturally-regenerating forests are often ignored by policymakers working to curb climate change even though they hold an ...

Scientists in a new study have found that gold mining in South America makes restoration of the Amazon rainforest impossible.

In experiments that mimic conditions of the near future, some trees look set to thrive. With others, it's now a case of ...

Brazilian soy farmers are pushing further into the Amazon rainforest to plant more of their crops, putting pressure on a ...

CAXIUANA NATIONAL FOREST, Brazil (AP) — A short walk beneath the dense Amazon canopy, the forest abruptly opens up. Fallen logs are rotting, the trees grow sparser and the temperature rises in places ...

Using a handheld instrument 200 feet up in the forest, researchers at Michigan State University have uncovered how Amazon ...