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

Scientists reveal what would happen if the Amazon rainforest dried out - When trees die from drought, they release carbon, ...

In a pristine corner of the Amazon, scientists have spent more than two decades simulating drought to understand how the ...

The Amazon rainforest may be able to survive long-term drought caused by climate change, but adjusting to a drier, warmer ...

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

The Amazon rainforest is the most biodiverse region ... developing huge networks of branches that make up the canopy layer. A few trees grow even taller and poke up above the canopy, forming ...

How many future cures will be lost with the rainforest’s demise? No one knows for sure. The loss of the Amazon’s trees, which has sparked a loss of rain and an increase in drought conditions ...

Intact regions of the Amazon are still storing considerable ... But studying the life history of a rainforest’s individual trees by current methods is painstaking and expensive.

Tens of thousands of acres have been chopped down in the Amazon (Picture ... Madre de Dios and usually do not leave the cover of the rainforest or communicate with outsiders.

In a pristine corner of the Amazon, scientists have spent more than two decades simulating drought to understand how the rainforest might respond to a drier future. Understanding how soil, roots and ...