While exploring Ecuador’s rainforest, scientists discovered a new species of giant anaconda during a National Geographic expedition in the remote Baihuaeri Waorani Territory.
Scientists exploring Ecuador’s rainforest uncovered a new giant anaconda species during a National Geographic expedition in the remote Baihuaeri Waorani Territory.
The frogs are in the Ranitomeya genus and are tiny. All are only 15 to 17 millimetres in length—roughly the size of a dime.
A video recently caught netizens' attention and took their breath away. It showed an enormous anaconda moving slowly through a forest stream.
The European Space Agency (ESA) has launched a special satellite that can see deep inside the world's tropical rainforests.
A team of researchers exploring the Amazon made a stunning discovery. They found a new species of giant anaconda in Ecuador’s dense rainforest.
From deforestation and carbon emissions to biodiversity loss, the impact of illicit substances on ecosystems is significant.
The drought is forecast to last longer and be more intense because of El Niño climate phenomenon, which inhibits the formation of rain clouds, the civil defence authority said.
In a projection made by the team for 2050, the four degradation factors will continue to be major sources of carbon emissions into the atmosphere, regardless of the growth or suppression of deforestation of the forest.
Researchers first spotted the enormous tree, angelim vermelho, in satellite images in 2019 as part of a 3D mapping project.
Three of the newly arrested men, whose names were not revealed, are relatives of Amarildo and were involved in concealing the bodies of Phillips and Pereira, the police said.
According to Prodes data related to the 12-month reference period from August 2020 to July 2021, deforestation in Brazil's Amazon reached a 15-year high after a 22% jump from the prior year.
The devastation is growing for the Amazon's exquisitely intricate web of interdependent species -- more than three million of them -- including iconic wildlife such as the powerful harpy eagle and sleek, majestic jaguar.
Actor Leonardo Di Caprio has urged his 33.8 million Instagram followers to stop consuming beef to save the Amazon forests
