Scientists have found that a mere 30 species of trees in the Cerrado -- the world's largest and most floristically diverse savanna -- account for nearly half of all its trees. The 'hyperdominance' by ...

Cerro El Cono is a solitary, pyramidal hill in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest whose origins remain mysterious and that holds ...

With its sprawling canopy and diverse flora and fauna, the Amazon rainforest makes for the best playground for adventure ...

Mercury concentrations in fig trees could provide useful information about mining activity in the rainforest over time ...

The satellite, named Biomass, launched with a rocket from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, New Guinea, and separated from the ...

The Amazon is being deliberately destroyed. Trees that have stood for hundreds of years are ... Every hectare of the Amazon that is destroyed pushes the rainforest closer to collapse. And if we lose ...

Rainforests serve as the abode of some of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet, making them a perfect place for ...

The Amazon is the world’s largest rainforest. It covers some 5.5 million square kilometres, and spans nine countries. It is home to billions of trees, millions of animal species and more than ...

Brazil’s Amazon state of Rondonia has passed a law in favor of cattle ranchers who converted a large area of rainforest ...

The Amazon is being deliberately destroyed. Trees that have stood for hundreds of years are ... Every hectare of the Amazon that is destroyed pushes the rainforest closer to collapse. And if we lose ...