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Researchers have discovered that ancient Amazonian trees provide vital climate information through their annual rings. By ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 30-year study shows Amazon trees are growing larger, strengthening the forest's carbon sink role. (CREDIT: Shutterstock) For ...

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The Amazon is the world's largest tropical forest, home to unmatched biodiversity and one of the planet's longest rivers. Besides the Amazon River, the Amazon rainforest also features "flying rivers:" ...

A massive tree fell onto an Amazon delivery truck, crushing it with enough force that neighbors initially feared a house had ...

New research from the University of Leeds and a collaboration of 30 global institutions suggests that Amazon tree diversity is under extreme threat by climate change. Looking at data from a hundred ...

Deforestation in the Amazon causes more rain in the wet season and less rain in the dry season, according to new research published Wednesday underscoring the rainforest's "pivotal" role in regulating ...

In an incredible display of endurance, Bartłomiej Kubkowski undertook a monumental 160-kilometer swim from Sweden to Poland ...

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