The microbes were found in the Amazonian peatlands of Peru and could be valuable for sequestering carbon in the damp soils.

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.

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

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 ...

By contrast, Amazon's commitment relies in part on carbon offsets – investments in outside projects that ideally reduce greenhouse gas emissions in amounts equal to what the purchaser produces.

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 ...

Environmentalists have accused Amazon of accelerating climate change through its rapid delivery services, which they say contribute to greenhouse gases emissions. Some of the activists in Clichy ...