Stretching across 2.6 million square miles and eight countries and filled with more than 3 million species of plants and animals, the Amazon rainforest ... driven way of life," Lonely Planet ...
It is home to billions of trees, millions of animal species and more than 16,000 plant species. Sadly, the Amazon rainforest is a rapidly disappearing legacy. In the fight against pollution ...
If this rate of deforestation continues, the Amazon will reach its tipping point and will no longer be able to sustain itself as a rainforest and the world's largest carbon sink. The effects would be ...
The world’s largest water lily with giant floating leaves and fragrant white flowers, blooming only at night. An intricate flower with purple, white, and blue hues, it’s both a pollinator ...
Often referred to as the "lungs of the Earth," the Amazon Rainforest is a huge and varied ecosystem brimming with life. It is home ... where it feeds on aquatic plants and grasses.
Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) with crest raised in the Amazon rainforest at Lake Sandoval, Peru, South America. Image by riverriver via depositphotos.com These tropical birds are known for their ...
The already threatened Amazon rainforest in Brazil suffered its highest number of fires in 17 years throughout 2024, according to data published by the government-run National Institute for Space ...
Since the start of the 21 st century, major planetary ecosystems, like the Amazon rainforest and Antarctica ... re anthropogenic destruction of life-supporting ecosystems. But scientists know ...