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Vast areas of the Amazon rainforest are cleared for cattle ranching Michael Dantas/AFP via Getty Images The alarming rate of deforestation is significantly diminishing rainfall patterns…
The average size of trees in the Amazon Rainforest is gradually increasing as carbon dioxide levels rise. This means that these larger trees play a crucial…
If dinosaurs really did appear near the equator, life would have been particularly hot and dry.Mark Whitton/Natural History Museum Trustees Dinosaurs may have first evolved near…
Pertocephalus maturin Its shell length probably reaches about 1.8 meters (5.9 ft), making it one of the largest freshwater turtles ever discovered. The discovery marks the…
Forest fires in the Amazon in October 2023Gustavo Basso/Null Photography via Getty Images Large parts of the Amazon rainforest are threatened by the combined effects of…