Deep in the Amazon rainforest, researchers have uncovered an ancient structure that rivals the size of some modern cities. Utilizing advanced technologies like LIDAR, scientists have revealed vast, ...

Record-Breaking Carbon Emissions Transform the Amazon from Guardian to Threat The Amazon rainforest experienced its most devastating fire season in over two decades during 2024. The 2024 fires ...

The health of the Amazon forest and river are intertwined. By storing carbon, the forest can be a key part of climate solutions but plans for expanding hydropower could undermine that climate solution ...

A full-waveform LIDAR system attached to the International Space Station provides high-resolution observations of forests' vertical structure for NASA's GEDI mission. Illustration by Jay Rasgorshek, ...

A new study reveals that the impact humans are having on the Amazon rainforest is so profound it is even changing the evolutionary history and functionality of the forests. A new study reveals that ...

Researchers at the University of Arizona analyzed 20 years of satellite data to understand how different Amazon forest ecosystems respond to drought. They found that variations in water-table depth, ...

The giants of the Amazon are getting even bigger. A sweeping, new study has found the rainforest’s largest trees are not only holding their ground, but they’re thriving — growing, multiplying in ...

Trees are growing even bigger in the Amazon rainforest - despite climate change, reveals new research. Average tree size across the world’s largest tropical rainforest has increased by 3.2% every ...