Peruvian rainforest study detects 27 mammalian taxa from carrion-fly DNA in 240 flies
A field study in the Peruvian Amazon detected 27 mammalian taxa from 240 carrion flies using extraction-free PCR, while pooling ...
Tag: Amazon rainforest
From prototypical regimes to observed complex dynamics and CO2 transport in the Amazonian nocturnal boundary layer
Two weeks of dry-season observations above and within an Amazon rainforest canopy showed that only about 6% of nocturnal profiles ...
Zombie-Ant Fungus Has a Secret Life Hidden Within Amazonian Mosses
New research reveals that the zombie-ant fungus Ophiocordyceps lives hidden within Amazonian mosses as an endophyte, suggesting the famous parasite ...
New stingless bee mimic: spectacular hoverfly species discovered in Ecuadorian Amazon
A spectacular new hoverfly species from Ecuador's Napo Province, Ubristes mirabilissimus, mimics stingless bees and represents the first DNA barcodes ...
Hidden Palm Kingdoms of the Iriri River: How Streams and Terrain Shape Amazon Forest Life
A remote field survey in the Iriri River Valley documents eighteen palm species and reveals how small streams, terrain shape, ...
Invisible Ozone from Amazon Fires Quietly Steals a Quarter of Fire Carbon Emissions
A new modelling study shows that ozone produced by Amazon fires suppresses forest carbon uptake by an amount equal to ...
Mile-Deep Amazon Drill Core Reveals a Lost River World From the Dawn of Modern Rainforest Diversity
An 860-meter drill core from Brazil's Acre Basin captures a latest Miocene to Pliocene river system whose sediments and pollen ...
Fire in the Amazon Was Almost Never Natural: Humans Shaped the Rainforest for 10,000 Years
A reconstruction of 1,361 radiocarbon dates from 303 Amazonian sites shows that fire in the rainforest has been almost exclusively ...
Wildfire ozone pollution weakening Amazon’s ability to absorb carbon
New research shows ozone pollution from Amazon wildfires cuts the rainforest's carbon uptake by an amount equivalent to about a ...
Words That Fell Trees: Bolsonaro Rhetoric Tied to Surging Amazon Deforestation
A University of Bonn-led study finds that anti-conservation statements by Brazil's Bolsonaro government accelerated Amazon deforestation by lowering landholders' perceived ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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