The Amazon Rainforest, often referred to as the “lungs of the Earth,” plays an essential role in our planet’s ecosystem. Its ...

A new discovery at an archaeological site has led researchers to believe that humans lived in rainforests much earlier than previously thought.

Reversing the effects of human activity on Atlantic Rainforest remnants would therefore be the best strategy to increase forest carbon stocks.

Origins Early Humans Thrived in Rainforests The discovery clashes with the traditional image of humans evolving on the savannas of East Africa.

GCSE Eduqas Human activity in ecosystems - Eduqas How do human activities impact on ecosystems? Human activity can impact on ecosystems. One such ecosystem, the tropical rainforest, faces threats ...

Humans lived under the leafy canopy of a West African rainforest by at least 150,000 years ago. Previously, the oldest secure evidence for humans living in African rainforests dated to about ...

Humans were living in rainforests roughly 150,000 years ago, some 80,000 years earlier than was previously thought—and may have been an important center for early human evolution. This is the ...

Caffeine Jungle: Child labor, struggling farmers found on 'ethically' certified coffee farms in southern Mexico Impact x Nightline investigates child labor in Mexican coffee farms.

Topline More than one-third of the Amazon rainforest has been degraded by humans, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Science, as scientists say the region is transitioning to ...

Human activity and drought have degraded more than a third of the remaining Amazon rainforest, on top of the impacts of deforestation.