What a difference a year makes in the Brazilian Amazon. At the start of 2023, I wrote about the green shoots of the rainy season…
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Valley of lost cities that flourished 2,000 years ago found in Amazon
Archaeologists have uncovered a cluster of lost cities in the Amazon rainforest that was home to at least 10,000 farmers about 2,000 years ago. A…
View More Valley of lost cities that flourished 2,000 years ago found in AmazonPlant fossils turn out to be turtles in ‘unusual misidentification’
Two small, oval fossils thought to be prehistoric plants are actually the remains of baby marine turtles, researchers have revealed. The fossils, found in rocks…
View More Plant fossils turn out to be turtles in ‘unusual misidentification’Why is the Amazon rainforest drying up? – podcast
Ian Sample talks to Guardian global environment editor Jon Watts about the withering drought currently devastating the Amazon rainforest. Jon explains the complex mix of…
View More Why is the Amazon rainforest drying up? – podcastDominica’s mountain chicken frog disappears in ‘fastest extinction ever recorded’
They were once so numerous they were cooked as the national dish of Dominica. Every year, thousands of mountain chicken frogs, roasted with garlic and…
View More Dominica’s mountain chicken frog disappears in ‘fastest extinction ever recorded’Amazon’s emissions ‘doubled’ under first half of Bolsonaro presidency
The first half of Jair Bolsonaro’s presidency was so destructive for the Amazon that it was comparable to the record 2016 El Niño drought and…
View More Amazon’s emissions ‘doubled’ under first half of Bolsonaro presidencyAmazon leaders fail to commit to end deforestation by 2030
Amazon leaders have called on rich countries to help them develop a Marshall-style plan to protect the world’s largest rainforest – but stopped short of…
View More Amazon leaders fail to commit to end deforestation by 2030Amazon deforestation falls over 60% compared with last July, says Brazilian minister
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell by at least 60% in July compared to the same month last year, the environment minister, Marina Silva, has…
View More Amazon deforestation falls over 60% compared with last July, says Brazilian ministerGrey whales seen seeking human help to remove parasites
Grey whales have learned to approach whale-watching boats to have parasites removed by human beings, it has been claimed. Video footage documenting the behaviour in…
View More Grey whales seen seeking human help to remove parasitesWill El Niño on top of global heating create the perfect climate storm?
“Very unusual”, “worrying”, “terrifying”, and “bonkers”; the reactions of veteran scientists to the sharp increase in north Atlantic surface temperatures over the past three months…
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