The rainforest in the Amazon basin transpires vast amounts of gaseous isoprene. Until now, it was assumed that this molecule is not transported far up into the atmosphere, as it rapidly declines when ...

With the aid of stable hydrogen isotopes in volcanic glass, an international research team, including Senckenberg geoscientist Prof. Dr. Andreas Mulch, has studied the uplift history of the Andes ...

A short walk beneath the dense Amazon canopy, the forest abruptly opens up. Fallen logs are rotting, the trees grow sparser, and the temperature rises in places sunlight hits the ground. This is what ...

The Amazon rainforest is widely considered to be one of the most amazing ecosystems on the planet. With millions of different plants, animals, insects, fungi, and other things living here (many of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the Amazon rainforest, a "living seed bank" is planting the seeds of hope for a greener future. As Reasons to be Cheerful ...

From a bird's eye view, the Amazon rainforest appears as a lush green mosaic of tree tops stretching as far as the eye can see. It is home to countless animal and plant species, many of which are ...

BRAZIL, — At dawn in this small Amazonian village in Brazil's Para state, flocks of noisy green parrots soar overhead as children run and play between wooden homes, kicking up sandy soil — in places ...

How long would it take for the world’s largest rainforest to burn down? If we don’t do anything to stop it, we’ll soon find ...