The average size of trees in the Amazon rainforest has been steadily increasing as carbon dioxide levels have risen, meaning these larger trees play a more important role in determining whether the ...
The Cascade Equinox Festival held its third edition Sept. 19-21. By Katie Bain Seemingly small initiatives can make a big impact when it comes to making festivals greener — a point Oregon’s Cascade ...
In 40 years, the Schaffer family has planted 10 million trees to revive the rainforest. Now, daughter Carolina Schaffer carries their mission forward as Brazil aims to restore 12 million hectares of ...
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What Amazon Rainforest Trees Can Tell Us About Decades of Damage From Illegal Human Activities
The Amazon rainforest, one of the largest remaining tropical rainforests on our planet, faces several threats that are slowly damaging its rich biodiversity. Illegal logging, rapidly increasing global ...
Before a discovery in a Panamanian rainforest, “it seemed impossible that lightning could be a good thing for the trees,” a scientist said. By Rebecca Dzombak When lightning strikes a tree in the ...
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Bole of a very large individual of Tessmannia princeps, showing the numerous buttresses. Credit: photo by Andrea Bianchi, from Phytotaxa (2025). DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.694.2.1 A team of botanists ...
A drone capable of collecting data on rainforest biodiversity. Such a design requires special features, such as a claw-like mechanism, wings and a sense of touch. Physical additions cannot be done ...
The "woody biomass" of trees in Queensland's wet tropical rainforests has shifted from being a carbon sink to a carbon source. A new study analysing 49 years of data from 20 sites indicated carbon is ...
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