Numerous studies report declining bird numbers not caused by the typical threats of habitat loss or urbanization.

From a bird's eye view, the Amazon rainforest appears as a lush green mosaic of treetops stretching as far as the eye can see. It is home to countless animal and plant species, many of which are ...

For decades the world’s largest rainforest has been getting drier. A new study published in Nature Communications disentangles how much of this shift can be blamed on humanity’s warming of the planet ...

A short walk beneath the dense Amazon canopy, the forest abruptly opens up. Fallen logs are rotting, the trees grow sparser, and the temperature rises in places sunlight hits the ground. This is what ...

The famously verdant Amazon rainforest is in danger of transforming into a dry savannah as various environmental indicators, such as deforestation and climate change, are pushing the ecosystem to a ...

When and how quickly can ecosystems "tip" and how will they develop in the future? Researchers from the University of Potsdam, the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, and the Technical ...

The land surface is not passive within the climate system. It doesn't simply respond to changes in meteorological conditions or uses, such as deforestation. Instead, land changes can also feed back ...

Deforestation is playing a greater role than researchers expected, according to a new study. By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey For decades, the dry season in the Amazon rainforest has been getting drier. A new ...

The Amazon rainforest actively generates its own rainfall through a vital moisture recycling process. Trees release vast amounts of water vapor, creating 'flying rivers' that sustain ecosystems and ...

From glacier-capped volcanoes to windswept deserts from lush rainforests to sparkling city skylines Washington may be the most geographically dramatic state.

Deforestation in the Amazon has been identified as the main driver of declining rainfall, responsible for nearly three-quarters of the drop in dry-season precipitation since the mid-1980s. Between ...