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Amazon rainforest may be close to total collapse, study warns
Researchers found that by 2050 several climate stressors could push the Amazon to a tipping point that could bring it to the point of no return.
Snake bites researcher, leading to discovery of five new viper species
"The need to protect eyelash vipers is critical, since unlike other snakes, they cannot survive without adequate canopy cover," said expert Alejandro Arteaga.
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To save the Amazon rainforest, scientists look for clues in its past
New evidence suggests that the Amazon may have been a hive of human industry thousands of years ago—and that it could potentially become that kind of hub again.
Poisonous plant sting gives woman pain worse than childbirth: "Unbearable"
"The pain was just beyond unbearable. The body gets to a pain threshold and then I started vomiting," Naomi Lewis, who was stung by the plant, said.
'A spiraling loop of feedbacks': Worst-case scenario for Amazon rainforest
New research has found 38 percent of the remaining Amazon has been degraded by human actions, including forest fires, logging, and extreme drought.
Deep-Sea Mining: Is It Worth the Cost?
The mining involves collecting minerals from the ocean floor for use in battery manufacture, and it can affect deep-sea communities.
Rainforest Chimpanzees Dig Wells for Water in Fascinating, Rare Behavior
This is the first time that well-digging has been observed in a group of chimpanzees living in the rainforest.
Scolopendra gigantea: The Giant Centipede With a Painful, Venomous Bite
Centipede expert Greg Edgecombe told Newsweek there is "no question" a bite from the carnivorous arthropod would be painful to humans.
'Magical Rainforest' Living Room With Over 200 Plants Wows the Internet
"I don't have any watering schedule as I'm a real life plant whisperer," the owner said.
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How Hitachi and Rainforest Connection Are Defending Rainforests
Hitachi and Rainforest Connection have joined forces and use AI to help defend rainforests, prevent deforestation, and confront climate change.
The Amazon Rainforest Has Reached the Point of No Return
With the Amazon rainforest no longer slowing the effects of global warming, but instead contributing to it, we now have an even narrower window in which to act.
Teenager Found Alive in Rainforest Six Days After Going Missing
Emmanual Cortez, 17, is believed to have survived the six days and five nights with just a "few candies" to live off.
The Amazon Rain Forest Is Once Again on Fire, and This Time It's Worse
Satellite data recorded 6,803 fires in the Amazon in July, a 28 percent increase from the number of fires this time last year.
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While the whole world has been revolutionizing the way we wipe our butts with bidets and the more sustainable bamboo toilet paper, the United States is keeping up with tradition.
Even 2C Warming Could Push Tropical Rainforests above Their Heat Threshold
This is a concern as tropical forests may eventually start releasing more carbon into the atmosphere than they take out.
In Search of the Elusive Spirit Bear in the 'Amazon of the North
Canada's Great Bear Rainforest is the largest, most intact coastal temperate rainforest left on Earth and also home to the rare white Kermode Bear, of which there are less than 400 left.
Climate Change Could Wipe out Madagascar's Ruffed Lemurs in next 50 Years
Dire projections form part of a "best-case scenario."
Brazilian Government Claim Over Summer Amazon Fires Disproved by Study
According to the scientists, there are three main types of fire in the Amazon—all of which are caused my human activities.
Mystery Oil Spill Stains Brazilian Beaches
The oil spill has affected roughly 932 miles of coastline, accounting for approximately 100 beaches and 46 cities.
Trump Wants to Lift Logging Restrictions in Largest U.S. National Forest
The latest moves could potentially open up more than half of Alaska's Tongass National Forest to logging, mining and energy projects.
Bolsonaro's Chief of Staff Mocks Amazon Aid Offer and Emmanuel Macron
Onyx Lorenzoni said Macron and other leaders should focus on their own domestic issues rather than involve themselves in the ongoing campaign against the wildfires.
Trump Signs Largest Wilderness Protection Law in Decade
President Donald Trump signed the country's largest wilderness preservation legislation in a decade—but cut Environmental Protection Agency funding by 31 percent.
Humpback Whale Found Washed Up in Amazon Jungle
The whale was found on the Marajo island of Brazil, about 50 feet from the ocean shore.
Climate Change a Globalist Plot: Brazil Minister
Ernesto Araujo wants to "help Brazil and the world liberate themselves from globalist ideology."
Early Humans Liked Jerky Too, Ancient Jaws Suggest
Dried meat may have offered a long-lasting source of food in a changing rainforest.
Wildlife Photographer of the Year Announced
Photojournalist Tim Laman is calling for the preservation of Bornean orangutans.
Inside the World of Louis Sarno, the Pygmy Chief From New Jersey
A love of pygmy music led Louis Sarno to a life in the jungles of the Central African Republic.
Brazil's Deforestation Rates Are on the Rise Again
Corruption, land fraud and lack of government oversight could lead to an ecological disaster in the Amazon.
A New Yacht, or a Whole Ecosystem
The amount of money needed to save the Atlantic forests is 6.5 percent of what Brazil spends on agricultural subsidies.
Nearly a Third of Borneo's Rainforest Is Gone
Over just four decades, almost a third of the tropical rainforest has been completely eliminated