Deforestation is having a more devastating effect on the Amazon rainforest than earlier data suggested. While cutting down large swaths of trees destroys vital habitats, it also harms the region's ...

On Monday night, musician Paul Hardcastle, 68, announced his son, also named Paul, 35, had died in a motorcycle crash.But now Paul has spoken more about his son’s passing, adding that he spoke to him ...

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The Amazon rainforest is a biological jackpot, a climate regulator, and a living history book all at once. Scientists are still learning new things about it every year, and what’s already known is ...

Think of the destruction of Earth's rainforests and a familiar image may come to mind: fires or chainsaws tearing through enormous swaths of the Amazon, releasing masses of planet-warming carbon ...

The Hoh Rain Forest in Olympic National Park is expected to reopen the first week of January, nearly a month after the Upper Hoh Road was damaged by flooding. The atmospheric river storm on Dec. 10 ...

New research tries to anticipate road building to identify areas in the Amazon, Asia and Africa that are likely to face deforestation. By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey Preventing illegal road building could ...

Welcome to my office,” says Juan Thomas, as his plane soars over Odzala-Kokoua National Park in the Republic of Congo. The pilot for African Parks, a conservation NGO, puts on an incongruous playlist ...

Once listed for $177 million, a newly built Los Angeles megamansion with an over-the-top design that includes a rainforest-like spa just had more than $40 million slashed off its asking price.

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 ...

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. Reading time 3 minutes When it comes to ...

The Amazon rainforest currently has a few days or weeks of hot drought conditions per year, but researchers say this could increase to 150 days per year by 2100. When you purchase through links on our ...