Butterflies that independently evolved the same wing patterns have also evolved similar eyes and brains which are fine-tuned ...

The rainforest has many layers There are thousands of tree species in the Amazon rainforest, many of which grow to between 80 and 100 feet tall, developing huge networks of branches that make up the ...

Two ithomiine butterflies (left: Hypothyris anastasia, right: Hypoleria sarepta) at Yasuni National Park, Ecuador Image of ...

The Amazon rainforest -- considered one of the world's most important climate regulators - continues to face serious threats ...

The new documentary 'We Are Guardians' examines the rapid deforestation of the Amazon rainforest and the efforts by local ...

At least 40,000 people are expected to attend the November 10-21 event in Belem, known as the gateway to the Amazon ...

Opossums and ocelots appear to team up on Amazonian nights, trekking through the rainforest together, according to videos ...

The Amazon has lost between 15% and 17% of its trees, and at current deforestation rates, the rainforest could cross Nobre’s threshold in 15 to 30 years. “We are almost seeing the tipping ...

The Amazon rainforest lost an estimated 5 million acres in 2020, an area roughly the size of Israel, according to a recent report on the region. Experts warn that unchecked deforestation in the ...

An area on the eastern side of the Amazon that covers about 20% of the rainforest basin is emitting more carbon than it takes in, according to a study from an international team of researchers ...

Parts of the Amazon rainforest are now emitting more carbon dioxide than they absorb, raising fears of the potentially devastating impact on its fragile ecosystems and a further worsening of the ...