Forests flanking Brazil's rivers act as "highways" that have allowed tree species to move between the Amazon and Atlantic ...

For thousands of years, the inhabitants of the Brazilian rainforest have been using medicinal plants. But this knowledge is in danger of disappearing. Leticia Yawanawa has an ambitious plan ...

Riverside forests help trees migrate between Amazon and Atlantic forests, shaping biodiversity over millions of years.

“The study also tells us something fundamental about the history of the incredible biodiversity of the Atlantic rainforest, which contains about 3,000 more plant species than the Brazilian Amazon.

The majestic kapok tree in the Amazon rainforest forms a gigantic habitat. Its canopy of leaves, almost 50 meters high, ...

Genomic analyses reveal the vital role of human activity in the Amazonian species' genetic makeup.Researchers from the German ...

Researchers use genomic data to study the decline in genetic diversity in the Amazon Basin, particularly in Brazil Nut trees. The research uses genomic data to understand this keystone species' ...

S tretching across 2.6 million square miles and eight countries and filled with more than 3 million species of plants and ...

In the Brazilian Amazon ... build a "resilient" forest, explained biologist Severino Ribeiro. The first trees to be planted are those that grow best under the sweltering Amazon sun.

Carlos Nobre, a Brazilian climate scientist and leading researcher studying the Amazon rainforest, said he didn't see Trump continuing that commitment. He also said he is concerned about Trump's ...