An archaeological discovery in West Africa reveals that humans lived in tropical forests 150,000 years ago, much earlier than previously thought. This revelation challenges our understanding of human ...

Findings from the study – which was the longest-running on the impact of drought on tropical rainforest – suggest the Amazon could experience “excess tree deaths” and “vast” carbon ...

Stone tools suggest humans lived in a tropical rainforest in present-day Ivory Coast roughly 150,000 years ago. Jimbob Blinkhorn, MPG Scientists have found that early humans lived in tropical ...

Research confirms humans inhabited tropical rainforests in West Africa 150,000 years ago New findings push back timeline of human rainforest habitatio ...

Here is a look at USAID’s impact around the world: Protecting the Amazon rainforest and fighting cocaine in South America USAID has been critical in providing humanitarian assistance in Colombia ...

The Trump administration’s decision to close the U.S. Agency for International Development has drawn widespread criticism from congressional Democrats.

The Best Way to Restore a Rainforest Is Simply to Leave It Be Letting nature do its trick can lock up loads of carbon, a new study shows.

Importantly, the overall edge effect calculated in the study threatens up to 18% of tropical moist forests, because of the high fragmentation and its far-reaching impact inside the forest.

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute study human impact on tropical forests, showing lasting environmental effects from early interactions that extend beyond the 21st century.

Coinciding with global warming is the impact of human-caused deforestation in the Amazon. A landmark 2018 study by scientists Thomas Lovejoy and Carlos Nobre found that the Amazon is hurtling toward a ...