The rainforest has many layers There are thousands of tree species in the Amazon rainforest, many of which grow to between 80 and 100 feet tall, developing huge networks of branches that make up the ...

When a massive tree toppled in the floodplains of Fonte Boa, a region in the Brazilian Amazon, local fishermen noticed ...

South America Details emerge on how 4 Colombian children survived in Amazon jungle for 40 days after deadly plane crash Siblings, 13, 9, 4, and 1, hid in tree trunks to avoid snakes, animals and ...

In the rain forest of Peru, a parasitic “strangler fig” engulfed a tall quinilla tree. Last year, they became the site of the highest tree house in the Amazon.

Rosolie detailed the ambitious project, saying, “We just spent the last two months building the tallest tree house in the world.” The structure soars approximately 110 feet above the ground ...

The Amazon Rainforest is home to some of the most exotic and beautiful animal life on the planet. Recently, scientists have discovered another rainforest resident deep within Brazil’s palm-dense ...

Understanding how drought can affect the Amazon, an area twice the size of India that crosses into several South American nations, has implications far beyond the region. The rainforest stores a ...

The Amazon region has lost 10% of its native vegetation, mostly tropical rainforest, in almost four decades, an area roughly the size of Texas, a new report released Dec. 2, 2022, says.