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Imagine walking through the dense, humming heart of the Amazon rainforest. The air is thick, the ground alive with insects, ...
Archaeologists have uncovered a cluster of lost cities in the Amazon rainforest that were home to at least 10,000 farmers about 2,000 years ago. Lost cities in Amazon that lasted 1,000 years are ...
Archaeologists have discovered a lost colonial city in the Amazon rainforest that dates back to the 18th century.. The Portuguese settlement previously appeared on some maps but its exact location ...
Some areas of the Amazon rainforest are more resilient to drought than others, new research shows. But if not managed carefully, we could 'threaten the integrity of the whole system,' researchers say.
If you liked this story, share it with other people. For decades, satellite images have clearly captured how rampant deforestation is destroying the Amazon rainforest. But what about the trees ...
The eight countries that comprise the Amazon River basin agreed on several initiatives to curtail deforestation in the world’s largest and most important rainforest. By Manuela Andreoni and Max ...
Tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest are being cleared and paved over to build a new four-lane highway for, of all things, the upcoming COP30 climate summit in Brazil.
Nearly 40% of the areas of the Amazon rainforest most critical to curbing climate change have not been granted special government protection, as either nature or indigenous reserves, according to ...
The Amazon Rainforest is on fire. Or much of it, at least. On February 28, ... India Is Using AI and Satellites to Map Urban Heat Vulnerability Down to the Building Level.
What's the longest river in the world, the Nile or the Amazon? The question has fueled a heated debate for years. Now, an expedition into the South American jungle aims to settle it for good.