Harvard biologist discusses the environmental impact of the Amazon fires

Harvard biologist and longtime Amazon rainforest researcher Brian Farrell discusses how the forest fires raging in Brazil are threatening the planet’s climate, and how to stop them.

Colleen Walsh • harvard
Aug. 28, 2019 • ~9 min

Monkey from 18 million years ago was teeny tiny

Scientists in Peru's Amazon jungle have uncovered the 18-million-year-old remains of the smallest fossil monkey ever found.

Robin Smith-Duke • futurity
July 29, 2019 • ~4 min

The cultural significance of carbon-storing peatlands to rural communities

A group of UK and Peruvian researchers have carried out the first detailed study of how rural communities interact with peatlands in the Peruvian Amazon, a landscape that is one of the world’s largest stores of carbon.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
May 21, 2019 • ~6 min

Giant Amazonian spiders hunt some surprising prey

Check out the video to see a dinner-plate sized Amazonian spider chow down on an opossum.

Jim Erickson-Michigan • futurity
March 1, 2019 • ~9 min

How will the Amazon deal with more severe droughts?

How the rainforest copes with drought really matters for the planet's climate.

Jessica Hanna-Michigan State • futurity
Feb. 7, 2019 • ~5 min

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ÖSYM • osym
March 21, 2010 • ~1 min

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