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 ...

The Amazon rainforest grows the most during the dry season, according to new research. The finding is surprising, because plants generally green up in the rainy season and "brown down" in the dry ...

The Amazon basin is one of Earth's hotspots of biodiversity. Just how many plants live there has been fiercely debated, with estimates for flowering plants ranging from the tens to hundreds of ...

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, ...