The Brazil nut tree (Bertholletia excelsa) is well known around the world today and has been an important part of human subsistence strategies in the Amazon forest from at least the Early Holocene.

The significant decline in genetic diversity in the Amazon Basin, following historical events such as European colonisation, deforestation and the extinction of megafauna such as the sloth – the main ...

In a new paper published in PLOS ONE, an international team of scientists reports the combined use of dendrochronology and historical survey to investigate the effects of societal and demographic ...

If you watch nature documentaries, it’s easy to come away with the impression that lush tropical forests have been largely undisturbed until modern times. “Tropical forests have sort of long been ...

This image shows a Brazil nut tree in Jaú National Park, Amazonas, Brazil. (Victor Caetano-Andrade) (CN) – Dr. Seuss’ Lorax spoke for the trees, but what can the trees say about us? Research published ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brazil nuts may not be a staple in your pantry, but eating just a few a day serves up big benefits. This tropical nut hails from ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. On Friday 28 December 2018, prosecutor Karina Garay of Peru’s Specialized Environmental Prosecutor’s Office of Madre de Dios carried out her last ...

In northeastern Brazil, there is a tree so vast that visitors often mistake it for an entire grove. The paths wind beneath its canopy, multiple trunks rise from the ground, and sunlight filters ...