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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
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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
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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…
Sinéad Baker
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Elon Musk met with Brazilian minister to discuss bringing SpaceX's Starlink internet to the Amazon rainforest
The government said SpaceX's Starlink internet could help monitor illegal deforestation in the Amaz…
Kate Duffy
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Facebook says it will ban sales of the Amazon rainforest after an investigation found plots of land were illegally sold on the platform
A BBC investigation found illegal sales of parts of the Amazon rainforest on Facebook Marketplace. …
Sarah Jackson
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The Amazon rainforest is emitting more CO2 than it absorbs in some areas, according to a new study
The findings could signal danger for the ecosystem and are a troubling sign for the world's fight a…
Kelly McLaughlin
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This king cobra researcher is happy to endure a lethal bite or two for the sake of his passion
Gowri Shankar and his wife Sharmila have now set up and run two organisations - Kalinga Cent…
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Ashley Judd says she's 'drowning in trauma' and experiencing 'savage agony' in recovery from Congo rainforest fall
Ashley Judd opened up on Instagram about her strenuous recovery after a "catastrophic" fall in the …
Lauren Edmonds
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Amazon rainforest is losing more trees than ever with record number of fires raging in June
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest has hit a monthly record of 1,034.4 square kilomet…
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I'm from Puerto Rico and these are 11 activities I think every tourist should do around San Juan, from rainforest hikes to rum tastings
I was born in Puerto Rico and when I moved back as an adult, the prevalence of internal tourism sur…
Jen Ruiz
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New species are more likely to emerge in extreme environment ‘coldspots’ rather than ‘hotspots’ like the Amazon rainforest
The Amazon rainforest is one of the most biodiverse ‘hotspots’ of the world. Yet, it may not be the…
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Animals could lose a quarter of their habitats by the end of the century because of how humans are using the world
Climate change and human impact could rip away a quarter of animal habitats around the around by 21…
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The best way to prevent more diseases from jumping from animals to humans is to stop deforestation and wildlife trading
Experts expect the world to see more animal-to-human disease spillover — unless we actively fight d…
Susie Neilson
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Brazil's indigenous people face a possible 'genocide' as their coronavirus death rate soars even higher than the rest of the hard-hit country
The Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil found the coronavirus death rate among Brazil's in…
Sinéad Baker
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Unknown facts about Amazon Rainforest
Amazon River In the north of the Amazon rainforest runs the Amazon River. This is actually a rive…
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French Zoo enraged as wicked visitors scratch their names onto a rhino
A photograph of a 35-year-old female rhino surfaced on the Internet on August 22 with "Camille" a…
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Ashley Judd says she could have bled to death after her 'catastrophic' accident in the Congo rainforest: 'My leg didn't have a pulse'
The actor was transported to a South African hospital and said, "if I had been medevaced to Europe,…
Patrick Sproull
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Ashley Judd recovers in ICU after nearly losing her leg in 'catastrophic' accident in Congo rainforest
The 52-year-old actress was on a remote research trip in Africa to study bonobos when she fell in t…
Claudia Willen
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Over a third of banks globally may be vulnerable and are at risk, McKinsey says
The consultancy firm warned banks are increasingly vulnerable as they're not growing a…
Yusuf Khan
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Four times Leonardo DiCaprio urged people to fight climate change
View this post on Instagram #Regram #RG @rainforestalliance: The lungs of the Earth ar…