Scientists warn that "flying rivers" — invisible streams of moisture that carry rain from the Atlantic Ocean westward across ...
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A road runs through it

America’s wild lands are already home to vast networks of paved and dirt roads. Now the Trump administration is about to expand their reach.
Hosts of NPR's science podcast discuss new findings about long-distance fly migration, an unexpected impact of emissions in the Amazon, and fish noises.
Nights are spent in a modest four-cabin converted crabbing boat called Ursus. Skiffs ferry travelers ashore for twice-daily outings, where it’s common to see half a dozen or more brown bears dotting ...
La Cumplida has turned deforested hills into thriving shade-grown coffee farms, showing that healing the land can also grow ...
"We're not seeing signs of them dying off," one of the study's lead authors told NBC News. "They are increasing in size and ...
After Hurricane Helene nearly cost a climate scholar and her son their lives, she says we don’t need more evidence of climate ...
Experts often warn about the “tipping point” for the Amazon, a scenario in which the rainforest collapses into a drier, less ...
The Amazon rainforest exhibits surprising growth, with trees expanding due to increased carbon dioxide levels, acting as a ...
Discover seven giant rainforest animals from gorillas to black caimans and learn how these massive species survive in lush ...
Image An Indigenous Korubo boy in the Amazon rainforest. Image by Paulo Múmia/Fundação Nacional dos Povos Indígenas [National ...
It’s dry out there, folks. It's so dry, I'll quote a local tree grower I ran into years back. When I asked him how dry it was in his field, he said “It’s so dry out there, the trees are followin’ the ...