Deforestation is having a more devastating effect on the Amazon rainforest than earlier data suggested. While cutting down ...

Trees of all sizes across the Amazon rainforest are getting fatter due to climate change, a new study shows. Rising carbon dioxide (CO 2) concentrations in the atmosphere have created a more ...

Deforestation remains the top culprit paired with several destructive human activities behind Amazon's devastation.

Trees across the Amazon rainforest are growing larger in response to rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, according to a major new study. The research, published in the Nature Plants ...

Trees are growing even bigger in the Amazon rainforest – despite climate change, reveals new research. Average tree size across the world’s largest tropical rainforest has increased by 3.2% every ...

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Removing trees deprives the forest of portions of its canopy, which blocks the sun’s rays during the day and retains heat at ...

Trees are growing even bigger in the Amazon rainforest - despite climate change, reveals new research. Average tree size across the world’s largest tropical rainforest has increased by 3.2% every ...

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 sunlight hits the ground. This is what ...

Gold mining in the Amazon removes so much water from the ground that it's too hot and dry for seedlings to survive. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.