Two local ordinances granted rights to at least 175 stingless bee species in Peru, which are culturally and spiritually ...

The Amazon Rainforest is home to some of the most exotic and beautiful animal life on the planet. Recently, scientists have discovered another rainforest resident deep within Brazil’s palm-dense Juruá ...

The Amazon basin houses over three million species in its rainforest ecosystem, with over 2,500 tree species creating and sustaining this vibrant environment. One in ten known species in the world ...

How long would it take for the world's largest rainforest to burn down? If we don't do anything to stop it, we'll soon find out. The Amazon rainforest creates 20% of the Earth's oxygen. It's home to ...

A new study weighed a range of threats and variables in an effort to map out where the rainforest is most vulnerable. By Manuela Andreoni Manuela Andreoni has reported extensively from the Brazilian ...

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 ...

Large portions of the Amazon rainforest are threatened by the compounding effects of drought, heat and deforestation, which could push some ecosystems past a tipping point. But the potential for a ...