Hosts of NPR's science podcast discuss new findings about long-distance fly migration, an unexpected impact of emissions in ...

Local patrols in the Amazon are leading a conservation success story, protecting forests and wildlife against growing threats ...

The Andean Community has ordered Peru to take immediate action against illegal gold mining and mercury trafficking. The ...

Local Amazon communities protect ecosystems while sustaining fisheries. Support is needed to keep efforts viable. New research highlights “unprecedented” conservation outcomes achieved through ...

Researchers say their findings highlight just how important tropical rainforests are in our ongoing efforts to address ...

Plastic pollution is widespread across the Amazon Rainforest’s rivers, plants and animals, according to a recent study.

There are thousands of tree species in the Amazon rainforest, many of which grow to between 80 and 100 feet tall, developing huge networks of branches that make up the canopy layer. A few trees grow ...

ROME, Dec 19 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Ferns that taste like asparagus when sautéed in olive oil and salt. Leaves with the flavour of garlic. A black, spicy sauce derived from bitter manioc root ...

The average size of trees in the Amazon rainforest has been steadily increasing due to the rising levels of carbon dioxide ...

Manaus, Brazil — Speaking from the Amazon rainforest, President Joe Biden declared Sunday that there’s no going back in America’s “clean energy revolution” even as the incoming Trump administration ...