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

A short walk beneath the dense Amazon canopy, the forest abruptly opens up. Fallen logs are rotting, the trees grow sparser ...

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, ...

There are thousands of tree species in the Amazon rainforest, many of which grow to between 80 and 100 feet tall, developing huge networks of branches that make up the canopy layer. A few trees ...

Fourteen-year-old Alisha Wald may live in a desert state. But the recent graduate from the Mandela International Magnet School in Santa Fe has seen the creep of deforestation in the rainforest ...

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 ...

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.

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) The Amazon rainforest can persist under long-term drought, but this adaptation results in the loss of many large trees and over one-third of total biomass ...

Rainforest could lose many of its largest trees, releasing carbon into the air and reducing its carbon sink capabilities ...