Tackling monoculture and deforestation in the Amazon, Cuíca is using Brazilian chestnuts to make a plant-based milk that ...

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A decades-long project set out to simulate a future in which the changing climate could deplete the Amazon of rainfall.

Giant groundsels are rare plants that grow up to 30 feet (9 meters) tall. They are endemic to the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, a dormant volcano in Tanzania and Africa's tallest mountain.

There are also several different kinds of plants like mountain laurel, azaleas and mosses that live on the shady forest floor where only small amounts of sunlight get through.

How Greenpeace is working to protect pollinators and defend nature Nature is under threat – but together we’re fighting back. From saving the bees to defending the seas, here’s how Greenpeace is ...

Dig deeper: He said this discovery proves the unique richness of the rainforest in South America – non-replaceable habitat for both plants and animals. "Having the experience of seeing them in the ...

Instead, we find a decelerating function as leaves warm, reflecting a declining sensitivity to higher temperatures that is remarkably uniform across all biomes and plant functional types. Such ...

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