Newly discovered microbes living in the peatlands of the Peruvian Amazon could play a dual role in the carbon cycle. These ...

In the Amazon, we’re looking at 250 to 300 tons ... Alencar also noted that these 31 million tons would not even be counted in the greenhouse gas emissions inventory, as only deforestation ...

Complex organisms, thousands of times smaller than a grain of sand, can shape massive ecosystems and influence the fate of ...

The additions made Amazon the largest corporate purchaser of renewable power, according to BloombergNEF. The company’s total ...

Scientists discovered microbes in Amazon peatlands that control carbon storage. If peatlands stay stable, they store carbon.

Frequent severe dry spells like the ones in 2005 and 2010 risk turning the Amazon from a greenhouse gas eater into a source of the gases, which could definitely accelerate global warming ...

A study published in Nature Climate Change predicts that 36% of anurans’ habitats worldwide will soon be threatened by a combination of rising temperatures and water scarcity. Brazil has the greatest ...