Deforestation is having a more devastating effect on the Amazon rainforest than earlier data suggested. While cutting down large swaths of trees destroys vital habitats, it also harms the region's ...

A University of Florida professor visited the University of Connecticut on Thursday, Feb. 5, to discuss the impact of habitat fragmentation and drought on tropical plants.

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: While the Amazon rainforest is ...

The already large trees of the Amazon rainforest are getting bigger on average, a new study found. The finding indicates a surprising resilience in the face of climate change among some of the biggest ...

What consequences could the Amazon rainforest face as climate change continues to worse worldwide? This is what a recent study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution hopes to address as a team of ...

CAXIUANA NATIONAL FOREST, Brazil — 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 ...

BELEM, Brazil (AP) — World leaders warned Thursday that time is running short for urgent and decisive action to prevent the worst effects of climate change, and blasted the United States for its ...

A multidisciplinary team of Brazilian researchers argues in an article published in the BMJ that health systems in the ...