Scientists are searching for signatures of mammals within the blood meals of the invertebrates.

Tooth fossils of cave dwellers represent the first known instance of our species inhabiting a rainforest.

Locals helped researchers find the extremely rare boa.

Scientists use remote sensing data from satellites to map biodiversity in the Amazon and Peruvian Andes forests.

Latest study puts the total number of trees on Earth at 3 trillion, well above previous estimates.

Farms support less phylogenetically diverse bird populations than forests, but some farms are better than others.

Pathogenic fungi and insect herbivores appear to support plant biodiversity in the rainforests.

Researchers in the Amazon are measuring how much carbon dioxide fertilizes the rainforest.

A putative new species of spider found in the Peruvian Amazon uses forest debris to weave sculptures that resemble a giant spider into its web.

Global donations to Ecuador’s project to trade clean energy for Amazonian oil mean the rainforest stays intact for now.