For decades, scientists have warned that the Amazon rainforest might one day reach a tipping point, transforming into a ...

Forest loss, along with climate change, is changing the resilience of the Amazon Rainforest. By disrupting the movement of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. sun over the amazon A new study of the Amazon rainforest has found the region is shifting toward a 'hypertropical' state as ...

WashU biologists helped analyze 40 years of data from 406 South American tropical forest plots, revealing subtle but ...

The year 2024 saw significant developments in tropical rainforest conservation, deforestation, and degradation. While progress in some regions provided glimmers of hope, systemic challenges and ...

A single tropical tree can create as much cooling as several air conditioners, and across forests can cool a whole region.

The Amazon rainforest may be developing a climate unseen on Earth for tens of millions of years. In a study published this week in Nature, scientists argue the region is nearing what they call a ...

Parts of the Amazon are drifting into uncharted territory. According to a concerning new study published in Nature, the rainforest is approaching a climate state that scientists are calling ...

A major carbon credit program may reward deforestation instead of reducing it, raising new concerns about the integrity of ...

From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Steve Curwood and Jenni Doering with Michael Coe, a senior scientist and tropical forest ...