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A small shrub used to make IndyCar racing tires could help save rainforests and make deserts greener
Bridgestone is growing desert shrubs called guayule in Arizona as a source of rubber. It hopes to h…
Benjamin Zhang
I booked an all-inclusive trip to the Amazon rainforest, and I can't believe how much I got for $90 a day
I paid $270 to spend three days at the all-inclusive Green Forest Ecolodge in the Ecuadorian Amazon…
Eibhlis Gale-Coleman
Unveiling India's rainforests: A tapestry of nature's majesty
India's rainforests, each a unique marvel, stand as verdant sanctuaries, housing a tapestry of biod…
Earth lost forests the size of a football field every five seconds in 2022, 10% more than the previous year
Recent analysis of satellite data revealed that Earth lost more than 41,000 square kilometres of ra…
Lake water in Brazil's Amazon rainforest hit record-high temperatures. Now, more than 100 dolphins are dead.
An ongoing drought in Brazil's Amazon rainforest likely also contributed to the deaths of the dolph…
Katie Hawkinson
I visited one of the only rainforests in the US. Here are 9 things that surprised me about the experience.
My fiancé and I visited Highlands, North Carolina.Shutterstock; Rebecca Strong
Rebecca Strong
I toured an abandoned castle in an overgrown ghost town deep in the Australian rainforest. Take a look around the magical place.
The author at Paronella Park.Monica Humphries/Insider
Monica Humphries
Brazil's presidential election may determine the fate of the Amazon rainforest and the entire planet's climate
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro faces former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a runoff elec…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Paola Rosa-Aquino
How 40,000 Brazil nuts are collected deep in the Amazon rainforest
Brazil nuts are one of the most sustainable nuts. They're not grown on farms — they're collected in…
An Indigenous patrol in the Amazon won a 'Green Nobel' after they took gold miners operating on their land to court — and won
The Cofán's Indigenous patrol hunts for signs of trespassing gold miners, and has ultimately put th…
Paola Rosa-Aquino
Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro, who's accused of trying to silence critics on Twitter, says Musk's $44 billion buyout is a 'breath of hope'
Brazil's president has been accused of trying to silence those who criticize or disagree with him a…
Sam Tabahriti
I spent $200 at the Rainforest Cafe in Las Vegas. It perfectly recreated my '90s childhood nostalgia.
The Rainforest Cafe, whose heyday came 25 years ago, didn't just live up to my memories. It far sur…
Alanis King
Deforestation and logging aren't just decimating the Amazon's forests. They're making them quieter.
Researchers recorded thousands of hours of chirps and grunts in the forest to assess its biodiversi…
Paola Rosa-Aquino
SpaceX astronaut says he saw rainforests burning and dried-up lakes when he looked at the Earth from space
From the ISS, you can see many fires between the dark patches of rainforests and the light green ar…
Kate Duffy
I stayed at an Airbnb in Hawaii for just $113 a night. From the outdoor bathtub to lush gardens, here's what it was like.
Surrounded by a lush botanical garden, this glamping Airbnb is located on Hawaii's Big Island and c…
Ashley Probst
I slept in a 100-square-foot tiny home in the heart of an overgrown rainforest, and it was the most unusual place I've slept
Insider's author spent a night in a tiny house at Paronella Park, an attraction with abandoned, ove…
Monica Humphries
One graph shows how Brazil's election could speed up destruction of the Amazon rainforest — and imperil the planet
Under President Jair Bolsonaro, deforestation in the Amazon surged. His opponent, Luiz Inácio Lula …
Paola Rosa-Aquino,Morgan McFall-Johnsen
Scientists estimate 9,000 tree species are still unknown to them
Mysterious trees unknown to science have probably remained a secret because they're so rare. Their …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
Treasure trove of 2,000 fossils reveals life in Australia's prehistoric rainforest before it turned into desert
Fossils discovered in Australia reveal hundreds of new species, a pollen-covered insect, parasitic …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
Police deny claim that British journalist and Indigenous expert were found dead in Amazon rainforest
Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira went missing over a week ago. Brazilian police denied Phillips' wife…