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A lost city buried under Amazon jungle turned up only when lasers stripped away the trees

For most of the twentieth century, the Amazon was imagined as a pristine wilderness, a green expanse too poor in soil and too ...

A Lost Civilization Carved Pentagrams Into the Amazon Jungle—Then Vanished Without an Explanation

Up to 3 million people once lived here. The jungle hid their monuments for 2,000 years.

What is really hidden beneath the vast Amazon rainforest?

A study published in Nature used LiDAR technology, a system that sends laser pulses from the air to create detailed maps of ...

‘Super’ El Nino could doom the Amazon Rainforest

Now, researchers warn another “Super” El Niño could doom the Amazon rainforest. “The southern Amazon is close to a tipping ...

A ‘Super’ El Niño Could Push the Amazon Toward a Tipping Point, Scientists Warn

Previous strong El Niños have tested the Amazon’s limits, causing lasting damage on top of the destruction wrought by deforestation and climate change. El Niño-related droughts fueled rampant ...
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The creatures surrounding this Amazon lake are terrifying... "Oh my God, look at that... it's huge"

Christian ventures deep into the Amazon rainforest toward Lago Sandoval, trekking through mud and one of the most biodiverse environments on Earth. Giant insects, painful red ants and intimidating ...
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A ‘super’ El Niño could transform the Amazon. Is the world’s biggest rainforest doomed?

The Amazon rainforest might be closer to a tipping point than scientists thought. Some fear that droughts and fire could nudge it into irreversible decline.