Neacomys marci, a new spiny mouse species, was discovered in Ecuador and named in honor of conservationist Marc Hoogeslag. Live specimen of new species Neacomys…
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New research reveals that parts of the Amazonian lowland rainforest may transform into grassy savannas due to a process called double-stress, brought about by alternating…
September 5, 2019 The Daintree region of Queensland, Australia, is home to one of the world’s oldest forests and hosts a vast range of unique…
A study detected unprecedented mortality in the Atlantic Rainforest among tiny frogs that live on land, with signs of infection by chytrid fungus. The episode…
Newly planted oil palm trees on a plantation in northern Colombia. Credit: Paul Furumo Knowing the steps is not the same thing as knowing how…
A specimen of a leaf and tiny orange fruit from the mystery plant. Credit: Patricia Álvarez-Loayza “Mystery plant” from the Amazon declared a new species…
Amazonian regions that have undergone the most extensive deforestation and have the greatest potential for large-scale forest recovery currently have the lowest levels of recovery.…
A rainforest in Malaysia. Credit: Wikimedia Common A new index shows that the world’s rainforests are responding differently to threats like a warming climate and…
A forest fire during the 2015 El Niño. Credit: Erika Berenguer A major drought and forest fires in the Amazon rainforest killed billions of trees…
Rainclouds moving over the Amazon rainforest. Credit: Jessica Baker Amazon rain forests could be at far higher risk of extreme drought than previously thought, according…
Ecological reconstruction of the Zhangpu biota. Credit: NIGPAS Newly Discovered Miocene Biome Sheds Light on Rainforest Evolution An international research group led by Prof. WANG…
Researchers found that the cataclysmic asteroid impact that resulted in the destruction of nearly 75% of all terrestrial life on Earth drastically restructured tropical forests,…
About 66 million years ago, a huge asteroid crashed into what is now the Yucatan, plunging the Earth into darkness. The impact transformed tropical rainforests,…
The nutrients produced by whales when they poo has been found to fertilize the interior of forests around the world. Big animals have the power…
The capacity of the Amazon forest to store carbon in a changing climate will ultimately be determined by how fast trees die – and what…
Drought in the Amazon affects larger trees more severely as they are more likely to die from hydraulic failure. Credit: David Bartholomew Small trees that…
Illustration of the Antarctic rainforest. Credit: Alfred-Wegener-Institut/James McKay Researchers have found evidence of rainforests near the South Pole 90 million years ago, suggesting the climate…
According to calculations based on real-world data, large ecosystems, such as the Amazon rainforest, will collapse and disappear alarmingly quickly, once a crucial tipping point…
Secondary forests are increasingly fragmented and isolated from remaining primary forests. Credit: Marizilda Cruppe/Rede Amazonia Sustentavel The regrowth of Amazonian forests following deforestation can happen…
This is recently deforested land in the Amazon. Credit: Marizilda Cruppe/Rede Amazônia Sustentável The fires that raged across the Brazilian Amazon this summer were not…