Every year, tropical forests release countless litres of water into the atmosphere, generating rain. New research has ...

Deforestation in the Amazon is making the region hotter and drier, with less rainfall as the forest loses its ability to ...

For decades, a dominant argument for protecting forests has focused on carbon. Trees absorb carbon dioxide, store it in wood ...

For 40 years, scientists have been monitoring the Neotropical otter (Lontra longicaudis) along the southern coast of Brazil. A study published in Estuarine Management and Technologies reveals that ...

Deforestation in the Amazon is causing significant regional changes in climate compared to areas with forest cover above 80%. The loss of vegetation leads to an increase in surface temperature, a ...

Our planet is more unpredictable and more fascinating than most of us imagine. Most countries have one dominant climate, which is maybe a hot desert or a wet rainforest. Australia breaks that rule ...

Did you know that forests cover almost one-third of all land on Earth? These large green areas are the lungs of our planet, but they aren't identical. From the chilly, needle-leaf Boreal forests in ...

New research shows that even healthy tropical peat forests can release more warming gases due to water level changes and drought.

Reducing flood risk in Sumatra requires more than technical fixes or post-disaster responses. It calls for a shift in ...

Satellite imagery recorded more than 5,000 fire hotspots on peatlands across Indonesia in January, despite the fact that much ...

Deforestation in the Amazon is causing significant regional changes in climate compared to areas with forest cover above 80%. The loss of vegetation leads to an increase in surface temperature, a ...