The Amazon Rainforest, often referred to as the “lungs of the Earth,” plays an essential role in our planet’s ecosystem. Its ...

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Scientists discover Tessmannia princeps, a new tree species in Tanzania’s rainforest, possibly over 3,000 years old and ...

Or they might be very small, like under this leaf. We call this a microhabitat ... They use their tail like an extra arm to move from tree to tree. The Amazon rainforest in South America is ...

Rapid tree loss in the Amazon region, driven mainly by unsustainable farming, mining and logging, undermines the rainforest's ability to absorb planet-warming carbon dioxide. It has also affected ...

Tens of thousands of acres have been chopped down in the Amazon (Picture ... road told the BBC his income has been wiped out – the trees he used to harvest açaí berries from have been destroyed.

ALTAMIRA, Brazil, March 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A transformative initiative in the Brazilian Amazon is protecting nearly 400,000 hectares of rainforest while helping local communities build ...

A new four-lane highway cutting through tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest is being built ... from harvesting açaí berries from trees that once occupied the space.