The risk is that, if the rainforest does reach a catastrophic tipping point beyond which it begins to die back rapidly, then ...

The Amazon River snakes around for at least 6,400 kilometers (3,977 miles), yet it is not crossed by a single bridge (at ...

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As the ice caps disappear, these creeks and rivers become more irregular, leading to longer and more intense droughts in the ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A team of scientists from the Field Museum of Natural History has just returned from one of the remotest places on earth. The scientists spent weeks exploring the far reaches of the ...

I’ve lived on this floating home for 40 years, and this is the worst drought I’ve ever seen. You can see that the water ...

The rainforest in the Amazon basin transpires vast amounts of gaseous isoprene. Until now, it was assumed that this molecule is not transported far up into the atmosphere, as it rapidly declines when ...

Two groundbreaking studies, involving researchers from Goethe University Frankfurt, the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, ...

Whether you’re in the mood for an adrenaline rush or a peaceful, scenic journey, rafting through the Amazon provides countless ways to experience its wonders. Below are 16 unforgettable rafting ...

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Stuart Adams, R-Layton, proposed a novel idea: "We actually build desalination plants in California and trade them for the Colorado River water." "Sounds like a great idea," said Jim Madaffer ...