The Amazon rainforest is often associated with jaguars, parrots, and towering trees. Yet the majority of animal life in this ...

The Cerrado, largely overlooked in climate science and policy, is a critical carbon sink, according to new research.

The Amazon rainforest is famous for storing massive amounts of carbon in its trees and soils, helping regulate the global ...

Brazil’s Cerrado wetlands store huge amounts of carbon deep in peaty soils, revealing a powerful but overlooked climate ally.

Long seen as the poor relation to arabica, small growers in the Amazon are rebooting robusta’s bitter reputation, which can thrive in higher temperatures ...

The Amazon rainforest gets all the attention, but the neighboring cerrado stores massive amounts of carbon in its peaty soils ...

Explore the world's oldest forests, from Australia's 180-million-year-old Daintree to Japan's Yakushima with trees over 7,000 years old, each offering unique ecosystems and wildlife.

Scientists studied centuries-old bird feathers from an ancient tomb on the coast, and then traced the origins back to the ...

A chorus of high-pitched squeals cuts through the blanket of mist. We steer our skiff, bobbing up and down on the syrupy brown waters, toward the racket. “It's a troop of squirrel monkeys,” says my ...

Volcanic peaks dotted with scenic villages, elaborate temples guarded by wide-eyed statues, silvery beaches washed with ...