The Amazon rain forest covers more ... More than a third of the world's species—mostly plants and insects—make their home in the rain forest. But with the help of an experienced guide, you ...

This is the Amazon rainforest, the largest rainforest on Earth. Oh, it's really raining and very warm! Plants grow well here because it's so hot and wet. This tree has its own microhabitat.

Like all plants, the Amazon rainforest is able to release oxygen into the air through the process of photosynthesis, which occurs as plants use sunlight to remove carbon dioxide from the air.

accounting for about half the total emissions of gaseous organic compounds from plants. "The Amazon rainforest alone is responsible for over a quarter of these emissions," explains atmospheric ...

A team of wildlife researchers from Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, in Brazil, working with a colleague from the ...

It is home to billions of trees, millions of animal species and more than 16,000 plant species. Sadly, the Amazon rainforest is a rapidly disappearing legacy. In the fight against pollution ...