The Amazon rainforest responded to the most severe drought ever recorded in the basin with an unexpected defense mechanism.

This video shows part of the Amazon Rainforest in Brazil, one of the largest and most biologically diverse ecosystems on ...

"I think we can confidently say that the more deforestation happens, the lower this global warming threshold becomes." ...

The Amazon Rainforest is one of the most fascinating and mystical places on earth hiding many rare species, including snakes.

BOGOTA, Colombia — 2024 was a brutal year for the Amazon rain forest, with rampant wildfires and extreme drought ravaging large parts of a biome that’s a critical counterweight to climate change. A ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The Amazon may be approaching the point of near total collapse, a new ...

An ambitious project about to get underway intends to see how the trees will respond to the CO2 levels of the future ...

There's no denying that the Amazon rainforest is the most dense and humid wilderness where life thrives at every layer of the ...

Due to climate change, the Amazon is experiencing longer dry seasons and droughts, which could edge it into a new climate known as the “hypertropics.” Crossing this biome threshold would come with ...

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The giants of the Amazon are getting even bigger. A sweeping, new study has found the rainforest’s largest trees are not only holding their ground, but they’re thriving — growing, multiplying in ...

The Amazon Rainforest is on fire. Or much of it, at least. On February 28, Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research announced that 2,940 fires had burned in the Brazilian Amazon over the course ...