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The Amazon is undergoing a radical transformation. New research suggests the rainforest is now entering a hypertropical state ...

Many locals are cheering on the Brazilian government’s plans to rebuild a decrepit highway. Environmentalists are less keen ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: While the Amazon rainforest is under immense ...

As tropical forests are degraded and decline at increasing rates the world over, the fate of these forests’ largest trees remains unknown. Big trees store a huge amount of carbon, so assessing their ...

Tropical forests are one of the world’s largest carbon stores and they help regulate the global climate. But they’re being erased at a terrifying rate. Deforestation claimed an area the size of ...

Amazon’s contract delivery drivers are so desperate for work they’ve come up with a bizarre way to game the system: hanging phones in trees, Bloomberg reports. Like Uber, Amazon Flex lets drivers make ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Watch out for the 7-foot box on the doorstep. Amazon plans to sell and ship fresh, full-size Christmas trees this year. But a live tree is no paperback book. Amazon says the ...

A newly published study provides insight into why trees die in the Amazon, and why the rate of tree death may be increasing. The main risk factor explaining tree death was the mean growth rate of ...

Tall trees in Central Amazonia are impacted by periods of high maximum temperatures, which can cause them to shed their leaves and branches. With deforestation increasing, forests are becoming ...

You likely have fond memories of searching row after row of trees to find the perfect one to cut down and bring home during the holidays. Well, Amazon wants to literally cut into that market and ...

From paperback books to seven-foot Christmas trees, the world’s leading online retail giant Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) is planning to offer everything to its shoppers. The Seattle, Washington-based ...