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 ...

A pioneering study published in Oikos has revealed novel insights into how a select group of birds in the Amazon rainforest, known as terrestrial insectivores, is coping with the ever-increasing ...

Quick Take A recent study suggests many Amazon insects already live near their upper heat tolerance, meaning rising ...

Recent research is indicating that a mere 1° C (or 1.8° F) increase in average dry season temperatures locally could mean a 63% drop in some Amazonian bird populations, according to a mid-May report ...

A new study shows that parrots and Amazon macaws were traded across the Andes for elite feather ornaments long before the ...

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 Juruá ...

The Amazon rainforest is a biological jackpot, a climate regulator, and a living history book all at once. Scientists are still learning new things about it every year, and what’s already known is ...

Habitat loss and the illegal pet trade drove the red-tailed amazon (Amazona brasiliensis), endemic to the southeastern Brazilian coast, to fewer than 5,000 individuals by the end of the 20th Century ...

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 canopy layer. A few trees grow ...