For thousands of years, the inhabitants of the Brazilian rainforest have been using medicinal plants. But this knowledge is in danger of disappearing. The deforestation of the Brazilianrainforest ...

accounting for about half the total emissions of gaseous organic compounds from plants. "The Amazon rainforest alone is responsible for over a quarter of these emissions," explains atmospheric ...

It's believed about three million different species of plant and animal ... fires in the rainforest so far. So what does this mean for the many animals who call the Amazon home?

This is the Amazon rainforest, the largest rainforest on Earth. Oh, it's really raining and very warm! Plants grow well here because it's so hot and wet. This tree has its own microhabitat.

Did you know that your favourite chocolate originates from the cacao plant? This grows wild in ... but also other parts of the Amazon including Peru and Bolivia. Most of us won’t have visited a ...