Trees of the Amazon are getting bigger
View of the rainforest canopy. Credit: Adriane Esquivel Muelbert. Average tree size across the Amazon has increased by 3.2% every decade consistent with a response to rising carbon dioxide levels. The new research by a global team of tropical forest...
Humans affecting tree species shifts in Brazil
Fragmented and degraded forests in the Santarem region. CREDIT: Marizilda Cruppe and Rede Amazônia Sustentável. A new study has shown that human disruption is driving ‘winner’ and ‘loser’ tree species shifts across Brazilian forests. Fast-growing and small-seeded tree...
Ancient wood provides clues on massive solar storms
A solar flare erupts from the sun’s surface in this image captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory in 2012. On rare occasions, much more extreme solar storms affect the Earth in a way that if they happened today, they likely would devastate modern...