The majestic kapok tree in the Amazon rainforest forms a gigantic habitat. Its canopy of leaves, almost 50 meters high, ...

Stretching across 2.6 million square miles and eight countries and filled with more than 3 million species of plants and animals, the Amazon rainforest ... driven way of life," Lonely Planet ...

It is home to billions of trees, millions of animal species and more than 16,000 plant species. Sadly, the Amazon rainforest is a rapidly disappearing legacy. In the fight against pollution ...

For thousands of years, the inhabitants of the Brazilian rainforest have been using medicinal plants. But this knowledge is in danger of disappearing. Leticia Yawanawa has an ambitious plan ...

Indigenous communities are increasingly recognized as the most effective guardians of the Amazon Rainforest, thanks to their deep-rooted beliefs that nature possesses its own life and rights ...

Thankfully, there’s an amazing array of impressive plant life to inspire us across the ... of botanical gardens across the world. The Amazon rainforest for the spiky sandbox tree With its ...

Often referred to as the "lungs of the Earth," the Amazon Rainforest is a huge and varied ecosystem brimming with life. It is home ... where it feeds on aquatic plants and grasses.

Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) with crest raised in the Amazon rainforest at Lake Sandoval, Peru, South America. Image by riverriver via depositphotos.com These tropical birds are known for their ...

The world’s largest water lily with giant floating leaves and fragrant white flowers, blooming only at night. An intricate flower with purple, white, and blue hues, it’s both a pollinator ...

They fear Donald Trump’s second administration will bring nothing good for the Amazon rainforest. Besides Trump’s Day 1 move to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, they fear he’ll cut ...

Bogota, Colombia — Alexis Damancio Silva can’t forget the hardship in his town of Puerto Narino in far southern Colombia last year when extreme drought nearly dried up the Amazon River.