For thousands of years, the inhabitants of the Brazilian rainforest have been using medicinal plants. But this knowledge is in danger of disappearing. The deforestation of the Brazilianrainforest ...

A rainfrog, an amphibious mouse, and a “blob-headed” fish are only some of the 27 new species discovered deep Peru’s Amazon rainforest ... many of whom are endangered. The creatures were all found in ...

accounting for about half the total emissions of gaseous organic compounds from plants. "The Amazon rainforest alone is responsible for over a quarter of these emissions," explains atmospheric ...