But Dr Kourtchev and colleagues are still working on identifying the exact health risk posed to the rainforest's plants. 'The Amazon is a place of unique vegetation and wildlife, so these PFAS ...

With the Amazon rainforest no longer slowing the effects of global warming, but instead contributing to it, we now have an even narrower window in which to act. Gordon Hempton, aka the Sound ...

The Amazon rainforest is home to a remarkable variety of plants and animals not found anywhere else on Earth, with some species only located in certain areas, but the reason for this has perplexed ...

MANAUS, Brazil - The river port in the Amazon rainforest's largest city of Manaus ... The drought has also sapped hydropower plants, Brazil's main source of electricity. Energy authorities have ...

Extreme drought across Brazil’s Amazon worsens local fears for the future Historically low water levels have affected hundreds of thousands of people and wildlife across Brazil’s Amazon and ...

Such a shift would make the Amazon drier and warmer, reducing the rainforest's ability to absorb carbon dioxide through photosynthesis while increasing carbon dioxide emissions through plants and ...

continue to lose much of their tree cover as farmers plant soy crops that can cover areas as big as whole cities. And, while deforestation in the Amazon rainforest has slowed, it is still ...

The construction of BR-319 is a contentious issue in Brazil. A government plan to pave a highway in the Amazon rainforest is prompting concerns from environmentalists who say the development will ...

A combination of machine-learning models and satellite readings show that the Amazon ... Rainforest contains 56.8 billion metric tons of aboveground carbon, or the amount of carbon contained in ...

River Level at Amazon Rainforest Port Hits 122-Year Low Amid ... The drought has also sapped hydropower plants, Brazil's main source of electricity. Energy authorities have approved bringing ...