The Amazon basin houses over three million species in its rainforest ecosystem, with over 2,500 tree species creating and sustaining this vibrant environment. One in ten known species in the world ...
The Amazon’s “tipping point” refers to the transition of the rainforest into a drier, savanna ecosystem. The rainforest’s ecological balance depends on the transport and recycling of moisture, but ...
For the first time, scientists have uncovered amber in Antarctica, a groundbreaking discovery that sheds light on the ...
Deforestation for palm oil persists in Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem, including inside a national park that’s supposed to be off-limits to plantation activity, a new investigation has found. The ...
DAVOS, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today at the World Biodiversity Forum in Davos, XPRIZE, the global leader in designing and operating incentive competitions to solve humanity’s grand challenges, ...
CHICAGO—October 1, 2024—A team led by Illinois Institute of Technology (Illinois Tech) Professor Matthew Spenko has returned from the Amazon after competing in the finals of the prestigious XPRIZE ...