There are thousands of tree species in the Amazon rainforest, many of which grow to between 80 and 100 feet tall, developing huge networks of branches that make up the canopy layer. A few trees grow ...

Researchers developed a cost-effective way to collect DNA from species high in the rainforest canopy: they hung umbrellas to collect rainwater that washed through the trees. The method revealed 562 ...

Birds like the black-fronted nunbird help information flow through the Amazon rainforest. During an expedition to a remote area of the Peruvian Amazon, working with a falconer, members of the Forest ...

Scientists have used a combination of drone technology and environmental DNA analysis to detect animals that live in the rainforest canopy in the Peruvian Amazon. Using the technology, researchers ...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. – During an expedition to a remote area of the Peruvian Amazon, working with a falconer, members of the Forest Fear Lab at the University of California, Santa Cruz, used trained ...