Winged Lizards Resemble Red and Green Arrowheads When Gliding

Winged Lizards Resemble Red and Green Arrowheads When Gliding

Wildlife researchers say the lizards rely on these body colors to avoid being spotted and captured by predators

Daredevil Paul Rosolie Actually Let an Anaconda Eat Him Alive

Daredevil Paul Rosolie Actually Let an Anaconda Eat Him Alive

The man performed the risky stunt last summer, says he was more worried about the snake than his own safety

Downright Bizarre Predatory Worm Glows Green in the Dark

Downright Bizarre Predatory Worm Glows Green in the Dark

The peculiar worm was not too long ago discovered in Peru, researchers are quite taken aback by its behavior

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 14th, 2014
Drilling for Oil and Gas Found to Have Contaminated the Amazon

Drilling for Oil and Gas Found to Have Contaminated the Amazon

Elevated pollutant levels have been documented in Peru's Amazon rainforest

The Amazon's Ability to Store Carbon Is Influenced by Drought, Fire

The Amazon's Ability to Store Carbon Is Influenced by Drought, Fire

The region risks turning from a carbon sink into a carbon source

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • January 4th, 2014
Remote Rainforest Found Using Google Earth Is in Dire Need of Protection

Remote Rainforest Found Using Google Earth Is in Dire Need of Protection

Specialists say the forest must be declared a protected area without delay

Rainforest Microbe Feasts on Lignin When It Gets the Munchies

Rainforest Microbe Feasts on Lignin When It Gets the Munchies

Researchers say the microbe can make it easier to produce biofuels

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 1st, 2013
Group Wants to Protect 6M Acres of Rainforest, Only Needs $2.9M (€2.12M)

Group Wants to Protect 6M Acres of Rainforest, Only Needs $2.9M (€2.12M)

The Rainforest Trust has launched a fundraising campaign, hopes to raise the money

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 29th, 2013
Annual Forest Loss in the Peruvian Amazon Has Tripled in Just 5 Years

Annual Forest Loss in the Peruvian Amazon Has Tripled in Just 5 Years

Researchers find mining has caused way more rainforest damage than previously assumed

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 27th, 2013
“Ecological Armageddon” Documented in Thailand

“Ecological Armageddon” Documented in Thailand

Small mammals inhabiting forest islands have nearly gone extinct in just two decades

334 Centuries-Old Trees Cut Down in Preparation for Pope's Visit to Rio de Janeiro

334 Centuries-Old Trees Cut Down in Preparation for Pope's Visit to Rio de Janeiro

The Church has promised to make amends, plant other tress in the area

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 10th, 2013
Higher-Than-Average Temperatures Up Forest Fire Risk in the Amazon

Higher-Than-Average Temperatures Up Forest Fire Risk in the Amazon

The Amazon rainforest could be devastated by wildfires this dry season, specialists warn

Children in Indonesia Travel to School on Suspended Aqueduct

Children in Indonesia Travel to School on Suspended Aqueduct

Their alternative is trekking for three miles (4,8 km) through the rainforest

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 8th, 2012
Researchers Explore the Belly Button, Say It's Like a Rainforest

Researchers Explore the Belly Button, Say It's Like a Rainforest

There is a “a terrible, yawning, richness of life” in it, specialists explain

Three-Fingered Frog Is Discovered in Brazil

Three-Fingered Frog Is Discovered in Brazil

Nobody can say for sure why these animals are missing a finger

Watch: Why Your Laptop Is Responsible for the Destruction of 3 Square Feet of Rainforest [Video]

Watch: Why Your Laptop Is Responsible for the Destruction of 3 Square Feet of Rainforest [Video]

Objects we use on a daily basis impact on the environment more than we think

New iPhone App for a Paperless Future

New iPhone App for a Paperless Future

Adobe EchoSign application helps users sign documents directly from their own gadgets

 
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