The Amazon rainforest currently has a few days or weeks of hot drought conditions per year, but researchers say this could ...

The Amazon rainforest is home to a diverse cast of plants and animals. This vital, verdant landscape also plays a crucial role in managing the effects of climate change by storing significant amounts ...

A new study predicts that by 2100, the Amazon rainforest could experience up to 150 days of hot drought conditions each year, causing mass tree die-offs.

Parts of the Amazon are drifting into uncharted territory. According to a concerning new study published in Nature, the ...

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 ...

A new study led by the U.S. Forest Service, with Chapman University as a key senior collaborator, published in Nature Communications, suggests Earth's own tropical soils may contribute to climate ...

Known as the “hypertropics,” this climate is defined by hot drought conditions—and hasn’t been seen on Earth for tens of millions of years.

This year’s annual UN climate conference COP30 with 50,000 expected attendees held in Belém, Brazil is one-upping the past two COPs (UN Conference of the Parties) that were held by, and dictated by, ...

Brazil on Thursday unveiled long-awaited details of a plan to pay countries to preserve their tropical forests and announced it had already drawn $5.5 billion in pledges.Video above: COP30 summit ...