Climate change is affecting the bodies of birds, even in the most remote parts of the Amazon, devoid of direct contact with human beings. Birds in the Amazon rainforest have become smaller and their ...

Quick Take A recent study suggests many Amazon insects already live near their upper heat tolerance, meaning rising ...

Researchers caution that the Amazon rainforest could disappear in the next hundred years, due to the combined effects of climate change and deforestation, and a new model predicts how that could ...

The drought in the central Amazon was already showing signs of unusual severity in early September 2023, but the situation turned catastrophic by the end of the month, when the carcasses of two ...

BELEM, Brazil (AP) — World leaders warned Thursday that time is running short for urgent and decisive action to prevent the worst effects of climate change, and blasted the United States for its ...

“Climate change is already a pressure in that region. If you add deforestation, it’s like hammering on an area that is already very fragile,” said ecologist Joice Ferreira, a researcher at Brazil’s ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: While the Amazon rainforest is ...

CAXIUANA NATIONAL FOREST, Brazil — A short walk beneath the dense Amazon canopy, the forest abruptly opens up. Fallen logs are rotting, the trees grow sparser and the temperature rises in places ...