With the aid of stable hydrogen isotopes in volcanic glass, an international research team, including Senckenberg geoscientist Prof. Dr. Andreas Mulch, has studied the uplift history of the Andes ...

A beetle stands on a leaf on the family farm of Ramon Pucha, which he has turned into a conservation site to preserve native ...

The rainforest in the Amazon basin transpires vast amounts of gaseous isoprene. Until now, it was assumed that this molecule is not transported far up into the atmosphere, as it rapidly declines when ...

Every year, tropical forests release countless litres of water into the atmosphere, generating rain. New research has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wildfires, deforestation and global warming could permanently destroy the water cycle that sustains parts of the Amazon rainforest ...

A University of Florida professor visited the University of Connecticut on Thursday, Feb. 5, to discuss the impact of habitat fragmentation and drought on tropical plants.

The Amazon, often called the "lungs of the planet," is the world's largest tropical forest, playing a crucial role in the global climate system due to its vast carbon storage. While it is typically ...

Due to climate change, the Amazon is experiencing longer dry seasons and droughts, which could edge it into a new climate known as the “hypertropics.” Crossing this biome threshold would come with ...

Pucha and his family have spent years recreating their own piece of jungle with rescued species on a 32-hectare farm called ...

FRANKFURT/MAINZ/HELSINKI/LEIPZIG. Who hasn’t enjoyed the aromatic scent in the air when walking through the woods on a summer’s day? Partly responsible for this ...