Although rainforests cover only a small percentage of Earth's total surface area, they're home to half of the world's plant and animal species. As the name suggests, rainforests are also very wet: ...
While the loss of the rainforest would be terrible for many reasons locally, it would also have a big impact on the whole ...
Amazon Basin is the largest drainage basin in the world and one of Earth’s most essential natural systems. It sustains ...
CAXIUANA NATIONAL FOREST, Brazil (AP) — 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 ...