Between November 2023 and October 2024, the Amazon rainforest faced yearly average temperature increases above 2 Celsius ...

The Amazon Basin has long been regarded as the lungs ... And by some estimates, it could contain as much carbon as the Amazonian plants themselves. The results of the study were published in ...

The idea that the pre-Columbian Amazon was pristine has taken a nose-dive in recent years. Scientists have found several lines of evidence suggesting habitation, including once-populated sites and ...

The Amazon Basin affects the world’s climate ... This loss harms the forest’s animals and plants. It also makes it harder for the forest to absorb carbon dioxide, which helps fight Climate ...