Spanning eight countries and 2.1 million square miles, the Amazon rainforest is one of the world’s most vast and diverse ecosystems. As well as having around 40,000 species of plants and trees ...

The Amazon rainforest is the world’s largest rainforest and river system, and the most biologically diverse place on earth. It covers roughly 40% of South America, spanning Brazil, Bolivia, Peru ...

This is what 24 years of severe drought looks like in the world’s largest rainforest. But this patch of degraded forest, about the size of a soccer field, is a scientific experiment.

What would happen if the Amazon rainforest dried out? This decades-long experiment has some answers Launched in 2000 by Brazilian and British scientists, Esecaflor, is the longest-running project ...

The Amazon Rainforest is home to some of the most exotic and beautiful animal ... As well as having around 40,000 species of plants and trees, the Amazon is home to approximately 2.5 million ...

CAXIUANA NATIONAL FOREST, Brazil (AP) — 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 ...

In a pristine corner of the Amazon, Brazilian and British scientists have spent more than two decades simulating drought to understand how the rainforest might respond to a drier future Sections WATCH ...

What Would Happen if the Amazon Rainforest Dried Out? This Decades-Long Experiment Has Some Answers. Science News. ... In each tower, NASA radars measure how much water is in the plants, ...