Search results for: rainforest
Seeking the Amazon's lost civilizations
1-17-2014 |
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How widespread were pre-Columbian civilizations within the world's largest rainforest ?
New species of tapir discovered
12-19-2013 | 9
Scientists have identified a new species of endangered dwarf tapir living in the Amazon rainforest.
Amazon rainforest home to 441 new species
10-24-2013 | 10
Expeditions over the last four years have uncovered a treasure trove of previously undiscovered species.
'Hidden' fires burning in Amazon rainforest
6-14-2013 | 14
Wildfires beneath the jungle canopy are proving more destructive than human deforestation.
15 new bird species found in the Amazon
6-7-2013 | 8
The Amazon rainforest has yielded a treasure trove of 15 species of previously undiscovered birds.
'Lost city' found in Honduras rainforest ?
5-17-2013 | 13
Tantalising evidence of a possible lost city has been picked up by surveys conducted from the air.
El Dorado - was it a place or a person ?
1-16-2013 | 24
The fabled lost city of gold lured conquistadors on futile treks through the rainforest for centuries.
Amazon rainforest could be drying out
12-26-2012 | 4
New fears have been raised over the rainforest's capacity to adapt to upcoming changes in the climate.
Spider builds its own fake decoys
12-19-2012 | 26
A fascinating species of spider in the Amazon rainforest is able to construct and animate its own decoys.
Panama rainforest home to 25,000 species
12-18-2012 | 7
The San Lorenzo forest is estimated to be home to as many as 6,000 species of insect per acre of trees.
Termites explode to defend colonies
7-28-2012 | 16
Termites in the rainforests of French Guiana literally blow themselves up to help defend their peers.
Lost city discovered in Honduras
6-14-2012 | 17
Researchers believe they have found the fabled lost city of Ciudad Blanca in the Honduras rainforest.
'Extinct' monkey rediscovered in Borneo
1-21-2012 | 8
A team of scientists has found the Miller's Grizzled Langur alive and well in the Bornean rainforest.
"Creature" filmed in Brazilian rainforest
10-22-2011 | 67
Michael Cohen has obtained footage by two tourists showing a strange creature standing under the trees.
Lost Maya city revealed in rainforest
4-27-2011 | 9
Three-dimensional mapping has been used to reveal a long lost city in the Guatemalan rain forest.
"Real El Dorado" uncovered in the Amazon
1-8-2010 | 7
The remains of a long lost civilization have been uncovered by deforestation in the Amazon rainforest.
Peru "giant snake" pictures released
6-13-2009 | 34
Cryptozoology Jon Downes takes a look at photographs sent to the Center for Fortean Zoology from a recent expedition in ...
