The Amazon looks like a world of rivers and rain, but the real surprise is what hums below: a slow, sprawling mass of freshwater quietly moving through sandstones, floodplain sands, and ancient valleys. For years, scientists suspected that groundwater kept trees green long after the last storm, but new basin-scale analyses and field studies ...
From a satellite’s quiet vantage point, the western Amazon looks like a sea of green – until sudden geometry interrupts the forest. Perfect circles pair with crisp squares, trenches trace long straight lines, and the earth itself seems to wear ancient tattoos. These shapes were hidden for centuries, but recent clearing for ranching and ...
Parrots are famous for their ability to mimic sounds, but something unexpected is happening in the Amazon. These birds’ calls are changing in strange ways, leaving scientists curious. Their distinct sounds are shifting, raising questions about what might influence these alterations. The changes have been noticed recently and appear to be widespread, signaling a potential ...
Something strange is happening in the Amazon, and it’s not what you’d expect. The yellow-naped parrots are swapping accents, blurring the lines between northern and southern calls in ways that have scientists both puzzled and fascinated. Some of these birds are even becoming “bilingual,” and the reasons behind this vocal shift could be linked to ...
The world’s largest snake has recently been discovered in the Amazon rainforest. This new species of northern green anaconda (Eunectes akiyama) differs by as much as 5.5 percent from the southern green anaconda. Introduction The discovery was made by Prof. Freek J. Vonk, who, in the footage, was seen swimming nonchalantly alongside the largest snake ...
Gargi Chakravorty
