Amazon gold mining reshapes land, draining moisture and raising temperatures. This creates harsh conditions that stop new ...

Gold mining in the Amazon removes so much water from the ground that it's too hot and dry for seedlings to survive.

A decades-long project set out to simulate a future in which the changing climate could deplete the Amazon of rainfall.

The Amazon forest adapted to long dry conditions with fewer big trees and slower carbon uptake. Younger trees grew, balancing ...

Scientists in a new study have found that gold mining in South America makes restoration of the Amazon rainforest impossible.

Professor Phillips writes about the discovery of the 35-meter-tall giant ‘hiding in plain sight’ in the intact Amazon ...

The Amazon rainforest is a lush, verdant expanse teeming with diverse wildlife, including vibrant macaws, elusive jaguars, ...

she took on the task of organising and eventually leading an expedition into the Amazon rainforest - and to record data from the dominant trees that existed at locations ranging from Brazil ...

The Brazilian government is preparing to host the world’s largest climate summit uniquely – by chopping down tens of thousands of acres of the Amazon jungle for a new highway. The city of ...

Basin-wide variation in tree hydraulic safety margins predicts the carbon balance of Amazon forests. Nature , 2023; DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-05971-3 Cite This Page : ...