Researchers are using drones to study the Amazon rainforest’s health

Posted on 13/09/2019 by Engadget RSS Feed

Researchers from Harvard University are using drones to better understand the Amazon rainforest. With drone-based sensors, the researchers hope to determine the unique "fingerprint" of different rainforest ecosystems. That could help them monitor the...

Cat Monkey Discovered in Amazon Rainforest

Posted on 24/10/2013 by sumayah

Amongst the more than 400 species of plants and animals discovered in the Amazonian jungles is a monkey that purrs softly like a cat. In a period of 4 years, scientists discovered 441 new plants and...

Amazon Fires Destroying Rainforest

Posted on 09/06/2013 by sumayah

NASA scientists have calculated that slow-burning fires in the rainforests have led to a major percentage of loss of lush vegetation. These fires slowly creep up on the plant material and engulf it...