| 单词 | rain forest |
| 例句 | Whatever the original host of the virus, it seems that a blood-to-blood contact in the rain forest enabled the virus to move into the human world. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The stream gurgled out of the rain forest, and it was a strange color, milky with volcanic dust. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Pandas and rain forests are never mentioned when it comes to the millions of people taking joyrides in their Range Rovers. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “He’s becoming a man. Men act strange from time to time, and I am worried about what the hole in the ozone layer is doing to the plants in the rain forest.” Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z They have a competitive relationship with people who live in the rain forest. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In some parts of the world, these monkeys are called kras, because of the sound they make, and many people who live in Asian rain forests consider them to be obnoxious pests. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The rain forests are also its largest reservoirs of viruses, since all living things carry viruses. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was like looking into a rain forest. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As you head south, toward Zaire, the land rises and forms hills, and the forest begins to spread away from the rivers and thickens into a closed canopy, and you enter the rain forest. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was an aerial view of rain forest. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Some white dude is hiking through a rain forest somewhere in Central America. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z There have been rumors that wealthy people in the Philippines who own private estates in the rain forest have been importing African animals illegally, releasing them into the Philippine jungle, and hunting them. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When I was ten, my family spent a year in the Amazon rain forest in Brazil. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z The actual source of the yellow fever virus—tree-dwelling monkeys in African and American rain forests—was not identified until 1929. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Africa is the only continent to extend from the northern to the southern temperate zone, while also encompassing some of the world’s driest deserts, largest tropical rain forests, and highest equatorial mountains. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He opened a world where a tropical rain forest steamed and dripped, and where vapors laden with heavy scent drifted out into the thin mountain air. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The men knew the direction they were heading—due north—but the river and the surrounding rain forest could still hold plenty of surprises. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z The second-largest rain forest in the world, wildlife everyone else gets to see only in the alphabet animals that hang over children’s cribs. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Had Indonesia faced the tropical rain forests and savannas of northeastern Australia, the Macassans could have settled, but there is no evidence that they ever traveled that far. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z They are large, wild animals from the rain forest. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s because Eurasia is the world’s largest landmass, and it’s also very diverse ecologically, with habitats ranging from extensive tropical rain forests, through temperate forests, deserts, and marshes, to equally extensive tundras. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The high waters along the shoreline had caused some of the animals to migrate inland, deep into the Amazonian rain forest. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z As new roads are cut into virgin rain forests, more and more people enter areas where they can become infected. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z I hope the day will come when the wealthy developed countries stop buying timber from countries containing the tropical rain forests of the world. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Monet and his friend wandered through the cave, shining their lights on the petrified rain forest. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t tell if it was just the rain forest humidity, but his brow felt hot and moist. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z As the sun came up, the mountain turned silvery green, the color of the Mount Elgon rain forest, and as the day progressed clouds appeared and hid the mountain from view. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The monkeys themselves came from coastal rain forests on the island of Mindanao. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z An eruption of Mount Elgon about seven million years ago had buried the rain forest in ash, and the logs had been transformed into opal and chert. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Animals of the rain forest: left: The slow-moving sloth hangs out in the canopy; right: Is it a branch or a bug? Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z By midafternoon, just as Nin had predicted, sheets of water began pouring over the rain forest, dripping from the canopy until everything was wet through. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The Ebola River empties tracts of rain forest, winding past scattered villages. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Half of the Big Island is rain forest and the other half is desert, so you could experience all kinds of terrain. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Whole rain forests had been consumed, reduced from millions of interlocking species to a bunch of cows eating grass, a vast web of life traded for cheap hamburgers. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z She was on a horse in the rain forest, galloping toward freedom. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The tropical rain forests are the deep reservoirs of life on the planet, containing most of the world’s plant and animal species. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z On his travels in rain forests and tropical savannas, he ate with pleasure whatever the locals were eating. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Many of them come from the tattered edges of tropical rain forest, or they come from tropical savanna that is being settled rapidly by people. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In its own evolution through unknown hosts and hidden pathways in the rain forest. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Great Plains, and when farmers stemming ultimately from China emigrated to the Chatham Islands, the rain forests of Borneo, or the volcanic soils of Java or Hawaii. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z That is where the last of the great African rain forests still stand—Cameroon and Gabon, Zaire and the Congo. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z It’s a satellite image of the Amazon rain forest. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Africa has smaller areas of tropical rain forest than does Southeast Asia, and no temperate habitats at all beyond latitude 37 degrees. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z We follow the boardwalk and see a set of stairs leading deeper into this blooming rain forest. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Besides, Gregor had loved the rain forest exhibit, and the cafeteria with french fries shaped like dinosaurs. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Cut off from civilization, the Nhambiquara Indians were adept at hiding from plain view in the rain forest. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z The strain of Ebola virus that had erupted near Washington went into hiding somewhere in the rain forest. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He says, “How can we criticize others for burning down the rain forests when we’re covering the earth with asphalt?” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z Originally, of course, people as distinctive as the Pygmies, living in a place as distinctive as the equatorial African rain forest, were surely isolated enough to develop their own language family. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The room’s decor is like a movie set of a tropical rain forest. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I think I actually began hyperventilating, creating my own microclimate in the backseat, where it was as humid as a rain forest in the Amazon. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z We stood there like junior undertakers while the wind turned Cap’s unbound hair into a reasonable facsimile of a rain forest. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z While the rain forest had more kinds of animals than any other habitat—with many species still undiscovered—they were often difficult to see. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z They became extinct in every habitat without exception, from deserts to cold rain forest and tropical rain forest. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z "Yeah, I knew that. Obviously, the rain forest." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z He remembered standing in the Brazilian rain forest while on his voyage and being stirred by its beauty, moved to think of a higher power. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The mountain is a biological island of rain forest in the center of Africa, an isolated world rising above dry plains, fifty miles across, blanketed with trees, bamboo, and alpine moor. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The picture side showed a scarlet macaw posed on a mossy branch in a beautiful rain forest. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Sometimes what appears to be a leaf or stick in the rain forest is really an insect, fooling a would-be predator by blending in with its surroundings. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Hazleton began buying more monkeys from the Philippines, from the same monkey house near Manila, and restocked the building with crab-eating monkeys that had been trapped in the rain forests of Mindanao. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Walking along the bank of the river, Rondon was about a mile away from their camp when he heard the sound of spider monkeys, the largest primate in the Amazon rain forest. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Kyle could see dinosaurs munching on tall tree branches far off in the rain forest. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z A tiny airplane drops him off in a jungle thick with green leaves and palm and banana trees—what I imagine the Ecuadorian rain forest must look like. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, this evidence suggested that Pygmies had once been widespread in the rain forest of Central Africa, while Khoisan peoples had been widespread in drier parts of subequatorial Africa. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z In the darkness there was that flipped-out tribal music, which seemed to come from the earth itself, from the deep rain forest, and a woman’s voice rising up in a language beyond translation. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It is embedded with stone logs, the remains of a tropical rain forest that was swept up in the eruption and buried in ash and mud. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Aids is the revenge of the rain forest. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Our clothes won't exploit people, destroy rain forests, or harm any animal on the planet. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z However, they are fragmented by geography and by ecology: the Isthmus of Panama, only 40 miles wide, virtually transects the Americas geographically, as do the isthmus’s Darien rain forests and the northern Mexican desert ecologically. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z She tracked them through miles of rain forest, over fallen logs and into creeks, past gnarled thickets of thorns and stagnant pools buzzing with mosquitoes. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z A hot virus from the rain forest lives within a twenty-four-hour plane flight from every city on. earth. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z On the plains, it is easy for elephants to find salt in hardpans and dry water holes, but in the rain forest salt is a precious thing. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Otherwise, in her bear-skin traveling cloak, she looked something like a hill of dirt: dry, brown, ready to crumble in the humidity of the rain forest. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Clearing a rain forest to plant annuals is like stripping an animal first of its fur, then its skin. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Pope Francis called for more respect for nature on Saturday, branding the destruction of South America's rain forests and other forms of environmental exploitation a sin of modern times. Pope calls exploitation of nature a sin of our time 2014-07-05T04:00:00Z I’ve stopped eating beef to try to reduce the amount of cattle eating the rain forests. Richard Branson: ‘I’m well-behaved in real life, but misbehave atrociously in dreams’ 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z Other attractions include food activity stations and a treasure hunt for edible rain forest plants. Spare Times for Children for Feb. 20-26 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z Fittingly, it rained as we trekked through the rain forest with a naturalist guide. The best way to witness Alaska’s stunning seascapes? Take a cruise along the Inner Passage 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z All that remained inside the stone stables was rain forest overgrowth in shades of green and purple. The 52 Places Traveler: São Tomé and Príncipe, Where Nature has the Upper Hand 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z Gone are the rain forest and Dora's trusty sidekick, Boots the monkey. Dora the Explorer is growing up and getting a spinoff series 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z She and Mr. Shaffer lived in Queensland, where she ran a successful open-air theater in the rain forest. Diane Cilento, Oscar-Nominated Actress, Dies at 78 2011-10-08T04:30:46Z The showstopper is the 4,300-square-foot vertical garden, a wall draped in plant species from the Mata Atlântica — the rapidly disappearing rain forest São Paulo used to be a part of. 36 Hours: 36 Hours in S?o Paulo, Brazil 2011-03-10T21:21:15Z That night I dreamed of my mother and father defending the rain forest, and later, of Ben Stiller announcing a televised ski race in an Afro wig. Amazon Awakening 2010-10-15T18:24:00Z Thousands of Florida specimens and artifacts, including a fossil plant garden and butterfly rain forest. Not those gators: Improbable fauna 10 minutes from downtown Gainesville 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z And what fun it is to follow along via his delightful stories, into jungle rain forests and up steep mountains, to erect mist nets of fine mesh to examine whatever flies into them. 'Among the Islands': through mist and mud to a South Pacific wonderland 2012-11-07T22:04:04Z Or you can glamp at the company’s rain forest camp on nearby Montserrat. Glamping Slips Into the Mainstream 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z Tropical birding and scuba diving both entail observation of colorful animals in the world’s most biodiverse ecosystems: the tropical rain forest on land, the coral reef in the sea. Birder, scuba diver — or both? This biodiverse destination offers the best of both worlds 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z But showing travelers the wilder side of the unpredictable rain forest while keeping everyone relatively comfortable is a tricky balancing act. Leaping Caimans and Tasty Piranha in the Wild Amazon 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z Scientists and explorers were discovering exotic species of animals and plants on expeditions in African jungles and South American rain forests. Design: Natural Wonders From a Bygone Era 2010-06-20T16:52:00Z Anyway, first impressions are everything, and I didn’t want to show up in camo that might allow me to disappear among tree frogs in a rain forest but make me a laughingstock in Pennsylvania. First-time hunter vs. turkey: Thanksgiving dinner is on the line. 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z Hundreds of trails weave through Pacific rain forest to glacial lakes, waterfalls and peaks. 52 Places to Go in 2015 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z Our favorite cold-weather route at Woodland Park Zoo is the tropical rain forest loop. Gloom got you down? Try these 8 family-friendly tropical escapes in the Seattle area. 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z Whether you opt to explore Costa Rican rain forests, the wilds of Tanzania, the Swiss Alps or the islands of the Galapagos, you’ll create memories more lasting than the latest gadget or hip fashion item. 5 ways to give the gift of travel 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z To get there, hop on the train that rattles past rain forests, tea plantations and elephant orphanages. Next Stop: In Postwar Sri Lanka, Beaches, Temples and Military Checkpoints 2010-03-12T02:50:00Z In-between lies this rain forest of globally rare species and some of the world’s most fiercely independent native people fighting for their way of life. British Columbia’s Great Bear Rainforest is under siege 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z Here, at Nayara Springs Resort in the middle of a Costa Rican rain forest, it is neither. Resort stay in Costa Rican rain forest is the ‘good life’ 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z Birding has taken me to some of the most extraordinary landscapes in this country — mangroves and desert, rain forest, cloud forest, mountains and miles and miles of coast. India, Through a Birder?s Eyes 2011-01-14T20:30:41Z This was used by the Supreme Court in 2006 to rule in favor of a church that used ayahuasca, a sacramental tea made from two plants found in the Amazonian rain forest. Is Weed Church Church? 2019-11-23T05:00:00Z It starts in the Sierra Nevada in California, then moves on to the Rio Toachi in a rain forest in Ecuador. In Transit Blog: Rapid Transit Indeed: Rafting Six Continents 2012-09-27T17:00:16Z The larger biodome contains a rain forest with every sort of tree, colorful birds, small mammals, vines, waterfalls, skyways and pools. Cornwall’s stunning countryside holds everything from Iron Age wonders to Land’s End 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z In the central section, a fable about a boy’s journey through the rain forest in pursuit of honey, the integration of live action and the projection of gorgeous line drawings is a delight. Review: Capturing Childhood’s Wonder in Dance and Mime 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z The Hartmans are now working with a farm in Bahia, home to the Atlantic rain forest, as well as another in the Pará state, which includes the Amazon rain forest. Washington’s supply of locally made chocolate is on the rise 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z Companies offer excursions that range from some of Brazil’s best snorkeling and scuba-diving to walking tours through rain forests teeming with life. Brazil’s Ilha Grande has what Rio does not — pristine waters 2017-05-27T04:00:00Z The trunks play a starring role in the show’s most emotional segment, a cathartic dance to a Frank Ocean song led by a shirtless dancer in the kaleidoscopic rain forest. Four Takeaways from Rihanna’s New Lingerie Spectacle 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z And if the oceans don’t fascinate you, there are four other exhibit sections: rain forest, polar, savannas, and caves and mountains. National Geographic exhibit shows how curious kids turned into explorers 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z One is the mounting threats indigenous communities face as logging, agriculture and mining encroach ever more aggressively into pristine corners of the world’s largest tropical rain forest. A Writer’s Trip Into the Amazon Reveals Brazil and Himself 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z I remember taking a train from the capital to the coast and almost being able to pick the flowers from the window — the rain forest was towering over the railway. Charting Change in Madagascar 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z The fuzzy-headed animals are just a means to an end, an excuse and a pretext to tramp through a pristine rain forest where the air is cool, the sun warm and the rivers Evian-clear. Only in Madagascar 2010-12-20T09:00:32Z His inventory of sounds was more like a rain forest than a library. Bernie Worrell, Whose Keyboards Left an Imprint on Funk and Hip-Hop, Dies at 72 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z A daytime excursion into the rain forest brings you close to howler monkeys, sloths and snail kites. 10 places to visit during ‘shoulder season,’ the sweet spot between high and low periods 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z I was wondering if their vivid plumage somehow worked as camouflage in the Australian rain forest. Stalking an elusive YouTube star: The adorkable red panda 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z It also gets to keep an irreplaceable swath of rain forest and the indigenous cultures who live there. T Magazine: Send in the Clouds 2011-11-18T13:08:53Z Losses in Brazil, home to most of the Amazon rain forest, made up nearly 30 percent of the total — more losses than in any other country. Tropical forests’ high losses make it the second-worst year for trees 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z And as on the floor of a rain forest, new life must push through the old and fight for resources. The Sights and Smells of Sicily’s Second City 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z The gorilla species, which is native to Central African rain forests, is critically endangered because of disease and poaching. Zoos worldwide welcome rare and endangered little ones to the family 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z My aim was to go piranha fishing at a lodge called Anaula while getting a taste for the interior before flying back over the rain forest in a small Cessna. Latin America 2011 : Suriname, South America?s Hidden Treasure 2011-09-16T18:55:00Z The fauna and flora of the rain forests and cloud forests were also off-the-wall fantastic. Exploring Costa Rica, from one side of the ocean to the other 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z Because it’s a mid-latitude rain forest, southeast Alaska doesn’t get as cold and snowy as other parts, but there are about 250 wet days per year. Kayak, bushwhack and get to know scat on an adventure cruise to Alaska 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z Imagine bringing cartoon characters to life, turning yourself into a rain forest tree or entering the world of a story you’re reading. 6 Things to Do With Your Kids in NYC This Weekend 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z En route to the rain forest, we passed a gaggle of dads tossing back bottles of beer. For an offbeat museum experience, have a slumber party with penguins in San Francisco 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z The Isthmus of Panama is home to some of the purest natural beauty in Latin America: dense tropical rain forests, wide savannas, coral reefs bursting with aquatic life, and delightfully deserted beaches. These Are the Best Places to Travel in 2016 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z The zoo also boasts North America’s largest indoor rain forest, with trails through both the canopy and forest floor and free-flying tropical birds. Gas is cheap. D.C. is hot. Here’s how far $100 worth of gas will take you this summer. 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z It’s got an extensive rain forest and mountain range. In Transit Blog: Q&A: A Young Sailor's Guide to the Islands 2011-11-07T22:23:49Z “You find waterfalls in rain forests,” he said. Looking for Hawaiian rainbows? Start with a tour of the Big Island’s waterfalls 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z Adriana Ayales, the owner, said she sources most of her herbs from the rain forests of her native Costa Rica and other developing nations in Central America and South America. What Are Adaptogens? 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z Guests stay in one of Chaa Creek’s rain forest cottages and explore Maya sites such as the temples of Tikal, ceremonial caves and pyramids. Surf and Safari: Packages Offer Two Hotels, Two Experiences 2017-10-14T04:00:00Z But we planned to drive via the Parque National Natural Puracé, and the road bisecting this jungle and rain forest landscape is mostly unpaved, so we would be at a crawl much of the day. In Southwest Colombia, Treasures Are Forbidden No More 2018-07-09T04:00:00Z Already, Nana’s Lodge is organizing hikes into the rain forest for tourists, with Liberian guides escorting. 2010-01-22T16:52:00Z The fund supports the preservation of rain forests worldwide and the rights of their indigenous peoples. Music Review: Rainforest Fund Benefit, With Sting 2010-05-14T23:53:00Z SAT South American Amazon rain forest, 10 a.m.; Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2014-04-08T13:33:41Z We walked along a stretch of beach before entering a dense rain forest. Spice and everything nice on Grenada They are part of a rain forest display at Moody Gardens in Galveston, Texas. 1 dead, 1 wounded in South Side shooting 2011-07-29T22:58:00Z It had all the makings of a perfect spot — the smell of rain forest, the sound of birds, the comfort of a warm dip exactly at the time we needed it. On Guadeloupe, beautiful beaches — with a backstory 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z A knowledgeable guide of the rain forest, he inserted statements indicating his mild political discontent throughout the day. What a Trip: In Puerto Rico, a warm sun and easy travel “The rain forest is pretty amazing because it’s been there from the beginning,” she said. At Biosphere 2, the experiments continue 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z After buying 100 acres of the Amazon rain forest sight unseen, Charlie Hamilton James, a wildlife cameraman, discovers that preserving the ecosystem from destruction may be more than a one-man job. What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘This Is Us’ and ‘Barbara Walters Presents’ 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z As long as white sand is not a priority, a final possible wild card is Saba, a five-square-mile, nearly beachless islet of 2,000 residents, known for its snorkeling and rain forest. Frugal Traveler: A Guide to the Caribbean on a Budget 2010-11-16T20:55:00Z But it was a last stop in other senses as well, carved out of a rain forest that seemed ready to overwhelm it. My Vancouver: An Ever-Unfolding Story 2017-04-01T04:00:00Z If you can pull yourself away from the adorable, acrobatic apes, hoof it a few minutes into the rain forest to Bang Pae Waterfall and take a refreshing dip in the pool below. 36 Hours in Phuket, Thailand 2010-03-19T03:19:00Z To raze a rain forest is to bulldoze one of the earth’s biggest carbon stores. Personal Journeys : Back to Borneo, and an Eden at Risk 2014-02-21T19:03:43Z It was like the miles and miles of Madagascar’s rain forest being the draw, not just the lemurs. Only in Madagascar 2010-12-20T09:00:32Z On a small boat in the Amazon rain forest, she faces the adventure of searching for herself. The Carpetbagger: From Sundance, a Competition Slate That Could Be Called Accessible 2012-11-28T21:00:48Z “Will the Next Big One come out of a rain forest or a market in southern China?” he asks. Books of The Times: ‘Spillover,’ by David Quammen, on How Animals Infect Humans 2012-10-02T22:11:49Z It's not exactly something that would be found in the rain forest, the native habit of orangutans. Going ape for apps: Zoo primates are introduced to iPad enrichment activities 2011-09-06T15:07:04Z Spend two full days and one night out in the rain forest with a guide, learning about medicinal plants, how to use a machete and exploring little-known caves. Beneath the surface — caving and diving — Belize is breathtaking 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z On the ground, coatis and lizards are scuttling through thick mounds of decomposing rain forest biomass. A guide to the hidden spots of Rio, a bustling city of six million people 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z The rain forest is made up of plants that like full sun, i.e., the canopy trees, and those beneath that do not. Everyone’s freaking out about the eclipse. But gardeners know the sun’s true wonder. 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z It’s disappointing in many places, rutted and small, climbing and descending, battling the jungle and mountains, then ending abruptly in the rain forest of Panama. King of the banana republic 2012-06-03T21:00:00Z Highlights of the extravaganza this weekend also include a “Barney” singalong on the main stage at noon and 1:30 p.m., a rain forest animal parade, making crafts and reading from dozens of wildlife-theme books. Spare Times for Children for June 8-14 2012-06-07T22:45:43Z Maybe Belize’s reef isn’t as different from its rain forest as it would seem. Beneath the surface — caving and diving — Belize is breathtaking 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z He's setting up a screen in the rain forest to see if they'll pay attention. Orangutans to watch film 'Born to be Wild' 2012-02-21T12:46:04Z He didn’t scream at President Trump or even save a rain forest. Bob Dylan’s Year of Living Laureatishly 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z How do scientists live in the rain forest? National Geographic exhibit shows how curious kids turned into explorers 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z They want to practice digital photography in a Costa Rican rain forest, or to volunteer at a Haitian orphanage. In Travel, We’re All Boomers Now 2013-02-01T15:30:38Z There was a rain forest shower that was hard to step away from, though the single sink outside the bathroom was not optimally situated. Hotel Review: Click Clack Hotel in Bogotá, Colombia 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z Taxidermic specimens are posed in re-creations of their natural habitats, against meticulously painted backdrops showing, perhaps, the expanse of the veldt or the dense growth of a rain forest. Exhibition Review: Giants on Tiptoe at a Los Angeles Museum 2011-07-19T16:30:28Z “Don’t go into the rain forest alone; the panthers are hungry” may seem like panicked advice to someone who wants to go in. In Defense of the Super Bowl 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z At midseason, "Off the Map," a medical drama set in an isolated rain forest, will debut. ABC rolls out 10 new shows, bets big on drama 2010-05-18T15:48:00Z It’s a mixture of lessons for children — about biodiversity, the Pacific garbage patch, rain forests — and messages from children. On TV, Ecological Themes for a Small Planet 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z No tub but a spacious forest-green tiled shower with rain forest showerhead. By the Sea in France, a Stylish but Low-Key Escape 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z The Asante capital, Kumasi, is situated in dense tropical rain forest, 120 miles from the Atlantic coast, And yet for centuries it was a center for international trade. Review | ‘Black Panther’ meets history, and things get complicated 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z Known for its low-key vibe, its waterfall-laden rain forests and its outside-the-hurricane-belt location, the island is popular with birders and hikers. You’ve decided to visit a Caribbean island — but which one? Here’s our island-by-island guide. 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z African lions are native to the southern Sahara Desert down to southern Africa, excluding the Congo rain forest region. Aging lion euthanized at Lincoln Park Zoo 2012-02-01T18:33:00Z My necklace is from the rain forest in Peru. Street Style in the Meatpacking District, New York City 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z A third exhibit, called “National Geographic Presents: Earth Explorers,” allows visitors to learn about polar regions, oceans, rain forests, mountains, caves, and the African savanna. Exhibits about Ali, nature, motorcycles opening at Graceland 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z Head for the Olympic Peninsula and see the rain forest when it’s really a rain forest. 3 things to do on this rainy weekend 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z At Manuel Antonio Beach, on the central Pacific coast, the group enjoyed walks and ziplining in the surrounding rain forest, and after a final night in San José, they headed home. Leisure Travel With an Eye on Giving Back 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z Family Salmon Safari at Kitsap Cabin with The Mountaineers SUN Salmon themed tales in historic cabin, hike to see salmon run in old-growth rain forest, 10:30 a.m. Community calendar 2011-11-16T23:08:03Z “The last principal I worked for made sure I can’t get a teaching job anywhere north of the Amazon rain forest.” Books of The Times: Rural Pride and Poverty and a Hen?s Empty Nest 2010-03-08T08:48:00Z Highlights of the extravaganza also include a rain forest animal parade, making crafts, reading from dozens of wildlife-theme books and meeting Spider-Man in the form of a stunt actor. Spare Times for Children for June 29-July 5 2012-06-28T22:13:48Z From its dry ponderosa pines in the east to the temperate rain forest in the west, this is landscape of tremendous biodiversity. 11 Great Alternatives to the Top National Parks 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z For tens of millions of years — until logging companies arrived in the late 20th century — Sarawak’s dense rain forests remained unchanged, but today only patches of completely untouched jungle remain. In Borneo, City Pleasures and Jungle Adventure 2011-01-21T19:55:00Z She reported back to Stieglitz about Hana’s dark rain forests, exuberant flora, black sand beaches and lava washed into “sharp and fantastic shapes.” Georgia O’Keeffe’s Hawaii 2012-11-30T19:41:37Z Most life in the rain forest, Nito reminded us, lives in the canopy, and never descends to the forest floor. Explorer : In Search of ‘Wild’ Costa Rica 2014-04-10T20:09:26Z Two years ago I went on a thrilling expedition to a rain forest on the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica, where I saw close to 40 species of tropical birds in a single morning. Bird-Watching at Prospect Park Audubon Center 2011-12-02T00:11:23Z The visit to El Yunque National Forest, the only tropical rain forest in the United States National Forest System, was fabulous, with lots of prime hiking and spectacular views. Ocean breezes and relaxing hammocks in Puerto Rico 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z Makalu Base Camp, Nepal The trek to the base of the fifth highest mountain in the world leads from dense rain forests over steep passes, to high pastures below glacier-clad peaks. 10 epic long-distance walks around the world 2016-04-23T04:00:00Z On the same weekend, I saw Simon McBurney’s “The Encounter,” another riveting theater piece that combines old-fashioned, what-will-happen-next narrative with 3D audio that takes the audience into the Amazon rain forest, via headphones. Holland Festival Tackles the Enigma That Is Europe 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z Each of the hundreds of species of birds, plants and insects within the rich mantle of rain forest that greens Madeira is a miraculous wanderer. The rain forest destination Americans are missing out on 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z Allen's version of the classic holiday tale stars three smart-aleck rats who bounce the action through imaginary and real places -- Fairy Land, Candy Cane Land, Bollywood, Egypt, China, the rain forest and more. Debbie Allen's 'Hot Chocolate Nutcracker' moves to Dorothy Chandler Pavilion 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z My plan had been to stick to the main island, which is filled with enough lush rain forest, volcanic peaks and cocoa plantations to keep an intrepid tourist interested for days. The 52 Places Traveler: São Tomé and Príncipe, Where Nature has the Upper Hand 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z There’s even a bunya nut, which may have been a favorite snack among the dinosaurs, and another nugget from a rain forest tree called the Atherton oak. In Australia, Noma Forages for Ingredients and Inspiration 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z In other places, environmental groups pay local people a living wage to patrol the rain forest and collect those thousands of deadly snares. Vietnam’s Empty Forests 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z This gorgeous high-definition 3-D video alternates between the Amazon rain forest and a pristine lab to tell a fictive story of “bioprospecting” in the name of global consumerism. Why the Whitney’s Humanist, Pro-Diversity Biennial Is a Revelation 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z More than 300 bird species, 13 of which are globally threatened, live in the mountain rain forest among 130 endemic plant species. Wing tips: Bird-watching adventures high in the Andes Mountains 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z Are there any positive aspects to gardening in the rain forest? Looking back at a hot, soggy mess of a growing season 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z The culmination to the weeklong excursion was a rain forest trek that ended in an overnight stay on a private beach. In Transit: A New Entrant in Adventure Travel Outfitters 2011-02-15T20:00:41Z Some of these relate more or less directly to the appearances of the rain forest: tree trunks, roots, rocks, cascades and rapids — all “abstractly embodied,” as the artists put it. Euphoric work at Suyama Space ‘Drawn from the Olympics’ 2013-12-05T20:44:26Z Leisurely dinners with like-minded guests made the rain forest silence that much more serene. Luxury amid nature in safe Costa Rica 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z Instead, several parents suggested the California Academy of Sciences, a museum in Golden Gate Park, for its baby-friendly aquarium and indoor rain forest. The Frugal Traveler in San Francisco With His Year-Old Daughter 2010-03-13T03:49:00Z Still, the film shows that by burning rain forests to plant crops and raise cattle, humans have greatly depleted the population of lemurs, which live wild nowhere but Madagascar. Spare Times for Children for April 11-17 2014-04-10T23:03:12Z “The rain forest is the reason our people are returning to the plants,” she said. Vancouver Explores Its First Nations Roots 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z Entering the rain forest can require significant time and patience. For an offbeat museum experience, have a slumber party with penguins in San Francisco 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z He traveled the world and saw the most beautiful sights: the Great Pyramids of Giza, the Tijuca rain forest in Rio de Janeiro, the Louvre in Paris and the Great Wall of China. On skid row, rebuilding a dream one mosaic at a time 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z "Usually, you stay one night on the island to visit the rain forest--there are several accommodation facilities." The Most Amazing Rain Forests 2010-11-16T23:00:00Z The three remaining teams face a rain forest during heavy rainfall; Bear chooses a winner. Monday TV Picks: the new ‘Olbermann’ on ESPN2 2013-08-23T21:21:32Z From there we traveled over rough terrain to the volcanic rain forest region in the center of the country. Exploring Costa Rica, from one side of the ocean to the other 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z Miller combines X-rays of animal skeletons with aerial photography of the Amazon rain forest to make pictures of endangered nature that are rich visually and metaphorically. In the galleries: The fleeting beauty of birds, making their final flights 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z “The Amazon rain forest at night, for example.” London, as You’ve Never Heard It Before 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z Compared with the South Kaibab Trail, the Bright Angel Trail is a rain forest. At the Grand Canyon, a cancer survivor rises to the challenge of a rim-to-rim-to-rim hike 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z “These numbers show an alarming story of the situation for the world’s rain forests,” said Andreas Dahl-Jorgensen, deputy director of Norway’s International Climate and Forest Initiative. Tropical forests’ high losses make it the second-worst year for trees 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z The hikes: Easy walks through a coastal rain forest, waterfalls and sandstone cliffs await visitors at this wilderness park along the Kanaka Creek, just five miles from downtown Maple Ridge. Escape from Vancouver: A biking adventure through B.C.’s gorgeous countryside 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z It’s hard to believe that Issey Miyake’s “Color Hunting,” which involves matching fabric dyes to the colors of the Brazilian rain forest, is going to do much to raise consciousness about conservation. Art Review: Thinking Green ? Design Triennial at Cooper-Hewitt 2010-05-13T21:45:00Z While Intrepid specializes in individually tailored tours, the Coral Explorer package spans four islands, and includes snorkeling, zip-lining, paddleboarding and a guided trek through some of the richest rain forest in the world. Island Hopping Off the Coast of Borneo 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z The park also includes rain forest and wetland habitats, and coral reefs. What Dominica is: Beautiful, natural. What it’s not: Cluttered with resorts. 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Chiloé: On the western coast of the island of the same name, this temperate national park features rain forest, beaches and endemic wildlife and fauna. Next Stop: Chilean Patagonia’s Peaks, Up Close 2013-01-02T23:04:03Z This approach is, weirdly, accompanied by a design that lets the objects “go native,” housing them in a setting that needs only the sounds of a rain forest to fulfill a cliché. Critic?s Notebook: Quai Branly Museum in Paris Glorifies the ?Other? 2011-11-25T23:47:39Z Still, she seemed more interested in environmental issues than in fashion, using the show as a platform to tout a plan for saving the planet's rain forests from destruction. Westwood takes helm at Britain Fashion Week 2011-09-17T22:01:04Z The rain forests episode closes with an aerial image of the wild Amazon tree canopy butting up against a homogeneous sea of agricultural palms, as sterile and monotonous as a computer-generated pattern. Watching ‘Our Planet,’ Where the Predator Is Us 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z All are within easy reach of St. Lucia’s abundant natural attractions, which include hot springs, rain forests, mountains and, of course, the sea. 36 Hours: 36 Hours in St. Lucia 2011-11-10T16:37:37Z On its face, the only rain forest in the continental United States is a peaceful and serene place. Explore one of the most remote regions in the continental U.S., Washington’s Olympic National Park 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z But the scene they are creating — a tropical rain forest — requires color and light, elements in short supply at Salinas Valley State Prison. No License Plates Here: Using Art to Transcend Prison Walls 2017-04-02T04:00:00Z So are the sounds of the Amazon rain forest, the shriek of birds, the crackle of leaves underfoot, the chatter of children, the whine of mosquitoes and the roar of a Cessna plane. That Voice Inside Your Head? It May Be His 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z The drink, which also features cachaça, a Brazilian liquor made from fermented sugarcane juice, is based on “an orange you don’t see unless you’re taking a hike in a tropical rain forest,” she said. | An Aperol Cocktail With a Tropical Twist 2013-08-15T22:33:32Z A thousand species of birds in the Amazonian rain forest sing and soar, fanning out into a kaleidoscope of formations, as if choreographed by a Brazilian Busby Berkeley. Rio: Birds of a Fabulous Feather 2011-04-14T08:45:00Z “Experience our Natural Beauty!” had a wide gorgeous smile from a Liberian park ranger showing off peaceful rain forest lagoons, tented lodges on the beach and real-life Liberian surfers cresting waves. My Liberia: A Vacation Paradise 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z And the Hall of Biodiversity, which includes a model of an African rain forest, illustrates how climate change affects ecosystems. The Climate Changes Before Your Eyes 2020-03-08T05:00:00Z It’s part Middle Earth fantasy and part childhood dream, this treehouse hotel in a rain forest on British Columbia’s Vancouver Island. In Vancouver Island’s rain forest, a treehouse hotel fit for a hobbit 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z The hurricane uprooted so many trees that visitors to El Yunque, Puerto Rico’s famous rain forest, were now treated to newly opened vistas of the ocean. In Puerto Rico, Waiting for Power, for Tourists, for the Flowers 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z But in the rain forests of Haida Gwaii, “you can see the fun nature has when moisture is present.” Cultured Traveler: Drawing Yourself Into the Scene 2013-12-12T16:43:08Z The Gibbon Experience pays 25 armed forest guards — the only ones in Laos’s national parks — to patrol the rain forest and protect it against poachers. Treehouses on top of the world: Zip-lining to lodgings in Laos 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z Despite Alaska’s location in the verdant Pacific Northwest and the state’s massive temperate rain forest, I somehow expected clear visibility and smooth sailing. A paddler’s sun-optional tour through Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z Tasting the Amazon is more elusive: Even the açaí smoothie craze brought an adulterated version — overly sweetened and iced — of the way the fruit is served in the rain forest. 36 Hours in Rio de Janeiro 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z Illegal logging companies have been exploiting the recent political turmoil and are eating up miles of Madagascar’s rain forests. Only in Madagascar 2010-12-20T09:00:32Z A densely populated and extensively farmed land is transformed into the aural equivalent of a remote rain forest by singing amphibians. Chasing Rembrandt’s Tulips on Two Wheels 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z The result is that rather than reviving cleared rain forest land with new rain forest, Panama is growing massive teak plantations. Down and Out and Ripe for an Economist to Study 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z This exhibition features four profusely detailed, medium-large panel paintings devoted to the flora and fauna of a typical rain forest. Art in Review: ISABELLA KIRKLAND: ?Nova? 2011-06-09T22:59:03Z Hot-button topics fly by: the disappearing rain forests, the increasingly hungry polar bears, and so on. Theater Review: ‘The Great Immensity’ Gives Environmentalism Its Own Lyrics 2014-04-25T02:00:01Z “Nature” visits the Arcas Wildlife Rescue Center in Guatemala, where creatures from the second-largest tropical rain forest in the Americas are rehabilitated before being released back into the wild. What’s on TV Wednesday 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z The former fisherman, short and muscled, was armed with a machete, which he wielded to clear an uneven path through the tangled brush into the tropical rain forest. An Eco-Tour of Guatemala’s Rio Dulce Region 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z Poachers have infiltrated the rain forest and capture all manner of rare birds for sale up North to zoos, private owners and maybe epicures. Rio: Birds of a Fabulous Feather 2011-04-14T08:45:00Z We spent an idyllic week on Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe’s eastern island, which is flat, dry and ringed with golden beaches, as compared with Basse-Terre, which is mountainous and dense with rain forests. A Return to Guadeloupe: Tropical Life, French-Style 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z Sitting on the deck of a small cruise ship called the Aqua, I listened to the never-ending sounds of the Amazonian rain forest. Personal Journeys : Pink Dolphins and Sunsets Along the Amazon 2014-04-11T18:08:34Z The teams must navigate through the dense rain forests and mountains of the Fijian jungle. Friday TV Picks: ‘Tour de France’ on NBC Sports 2013-07-18T19:41:25Z But Suriname’s appeal should be broadening now that it has distanced itself from a wrenching civil war in the late 1980s and can capitalize on the allure of its huge tracts of rain forest. Latin America 2011 : Suriname, South America?s Hidden Treasure 2011-09-16T18:55:00Z But its allure is not the white-sand beaches of its neighbors but the undulating rain forests dipping to the sea. An Eco-Tour of Guatemala’s Rio Dulce Region 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z Highlights of the extravaganza this weekend also include a rain forest animal parade, making crafts and reading from dozens of wildlife-theme books. Spare Times for Children for June 15-21 2012-06-14T22:46:48Z Coincidentally, the Cannes event -- which raised money for Cool Earth, a group that works with indigenous villages to stop rain forest destruction -- was a backgammon tournament. Pamela Anderson reveals childhood sexual abuse, launches charity 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z But even nature is a contested term these days, especially in Brazil, where the rain forest and grasslands were seen as obstacles to be conquered. Uncertainty in Brazil, Vitality in Its Art 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z Cunningham, however, loving ambiguity, also reminded people that he himself grew up in Washington State, near the temperate rain forest of the Pacific Northwest. Dance Review: Jungle Gymnasts on a Farewell Tour 2011-07-11T22:45:25Z Vice President Al Gore, pushing for a halt to rain forest destruction. Brazil: Cameron, Weaver protest against Amazon dam 2010-04-12T16:49:00Z Though the words "rain forest" tend to conjure visions of steam heat, monkeys and toucans with DayGlo bills, temperate rain forests are remarkable, too. The Most Amazing Rain Forests 2010-11-16T23:00:00Z Two-thirds of the island is rain forest; 20 percent is in the national park system. Waterfalls, Rivers and Rain Forest on Dominica 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z I have lived in New York City for more than fifteen years, so the idea of going to the rain forest might as well have meant heading off to Mars. Goodbye, iPhone. Farewell, Brooklyn. Let’s move to Honduras and camp with jaguars 2013-01-05T20:00:00Z Everything will be fine, this film argues, if we all just chew some hallucinogenic roots, get a worm-filled personal composting box and hike into the rain forest for a “shamanic experience.” | '2012: Time for Change': Waiting for Something Big 2010-10-15T01:36:00Z And given the recent government approval to build a titanium mine nearby, Chi Phat itself faces the possible loss of 11,000 acres of rain forest and and additional challenges to its eco-tourism efforts. Next Stop: In Cambodia, Koh Kong Emerges as an Eco-Tourism Destination 2011-03-04T19:55:00Z “The rain forests will burn down. The oceans will stop mixing. And the wars will start.” ‘The Ash Family’ Is a Debut Novel for Our Climate-Anxious Age 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z Nuquí was more than 20 miles to the north, Buenaventura over 100 miles to the south, and the undeveloped rain forest extended dozens of miles to the east. In Northwest Colombia, Whales, Waves and a Dancing Bird 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z Many of those kinds of opportunities are found in the volcanic interior, whose steep ridges and ravines lie under a nearly uninterrupted blanket of rich, dense rain forest. What Dominica is: Beautiful, natural. What it’s not: Cluttered with resorts. 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z The story swings from the Nevada desert to the Indonesian rain forest to Wall Street boardrooms, and the screen bristles with signifiers of capitalist activity: meetings, phone calls, stock tickers. Review: Matthew McConaughey Mines Profane Capitalism in ‘Gold’ 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z The wind-sheltered eastern side of the range is covered with thick, wet rain forest. Explorer : Mud, Leeches and Stunning Beauty in Tasmania 2013-01-25T17:51:24Z More than 300 miles of hiking trails, including the 115-mile-long Waitukubuli National Trail, traverse the island, heading through rain forests and gorges, past rivers and waterfalls. You’ve decided to visit a Caribbean island — but which one? Here’s our island-by-island guide. 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z Popping wild blueberries in our mouths, it was more a morning of appreciating the spongy mosses, lichens and ferns of the temperate rain forest. Kayak, bushwhack and get to know scat on an adventure cruise to Alaska 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z If jewelry is what you are after, don’t miss Tagua 950, a tiny shop with a nice collection of bracelets, necklaces and earrings made from tagua nut, a rain forest seed known as vegetable ivory. Three Sides of Ecuador 2014-09-12T04:00:00Z “Even if it means traveling to the rain forest.” Passionate About Food, Culture and Each Other 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z Then the humans—men in loincloths, representing the habitation of the rain forest. The Olympics Opening Ceremony in Rio: Let the Games Begin 2016-08-06T04:00:00Z I sleep in late, make espresso and sit and look at the incredible view across the river into a rain forest. Balinese Beat 2010-06-01T04:00:00Z Such was Mr. Hutton’s eye that the often gritty urban landscapes of his city films can seem as natural as a peat bog or a rain forest. Peter Hutton, Filmmaker With Austerely Romantic Worldview, Dies at 71 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z Rising to nearly 15,000 feet, these misty mountains are draped in bamboo belts and rain forest — the world’s only habitat for the estimated 1,000 mountain gorillas left. In Rwanda, mountain gorilla treks spur country’s renewal effort 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z All the performances are interactive, and the afternoon will end with the audience members’ participation in a rain forest mural. Spare Times for Children Listings for Jan. 8-14 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z She and Shaffer eventually settled in tropical northern Queensland, where she built a popular outdoor theater in the rain forest. Australian actress Diane Cilento dies at age 78 2011-10-07T11:46:04Z To our right is a small island sprouting trees; to our left, the beachless coast lined with a sheer vertical jungle, as though someone has painted a rain forest onto the white cliffs of Dover. The magic factor to a solo Colombia adventure: Turtle power 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Think you need to travel to the African savanna or South American rain forest to see fantastic wildlife? Four Wildlife Tours in the United States Worth Taking 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z “The animals in the rain forest have an early bedtime,” an employee said as we exited. For an offbeat museum experience, have a slumber party with penguins in San Francisco 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z Tinniswood, crouching not in the rain forest but in the royal shrubbery, spies on this exotic species on our behalf. Review | Future kings don’t squeeze their own toothpaste: Tales of the pampered British royal family 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z Equally upsetting is the loss of rain forests, showcased through the stark cutoff between flourishing vegetation and uniform rows of oil palms planted for profit. ‘David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet’ Review: Ruin and Regrowth 2020-10-04T04:00:00Z But Everett’s amiable tone, and especially his captivating anecdotes from his field studies in the Amazonian rain forests, will help the neophyte along. How Language Came to Be — and How We Use It Today 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z I was planning to spend a day in the Hoh Rain Forest, one of the only rain forests in the United States. An American Rain Forest and Its Charming Neighbor 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z The park is a mix of temperate rain forest and meadow along a stretch of Lynn Canal coastline, the deepest fjord in North America. Rich in Surprises and Secrets, There’s a State Park Waiting for You 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z When Galdikas asserts that her corner of Borneo's rain forest is her idea of "the original Garden of Eden," you just might be convinced. 'Born to be Wild 3D': cute, playful and full of critters 2011-04-07T20:49:21Z He took me to the Cascade Garden, a small gallery within the greenhouses marked by Amazonian rain forest plants. The moth orchid, while lovely, has overshadowed other, less common varieties 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z Park visitors hike on 185 miles of trails up the volcano and other mountains, through tropical rain forests and mangrove habitats, and to waterfalls. A Return to Guadeloupe: Tropical Life, French-Style 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z This capital city in the state of Amazonas is situated within the world’s biggest rain forest, making this region a treasure of ethnography and biodiversity. See Brazil for more than soccer 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z Since it’s perched on the edge of the largest temperate rain forest in the world, my husband and I went for a hiking excursion in the Tongass National Forest right after docking. The best way to witness Alaska’s stunning seascapes? Take a cruise along the Inner Passage 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z Disrupt one part — raise the temperature, plant crops in a rain forest — and you disrupt them all. Watching ‘Our Planet,’ Where the Predator Is Us 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z The next, you turn a corner and sunlight streams through the canopy to illuminate a matted clump of black against a curtain of rain forest green. Trekking With the Gorillas of Rwanda 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z Saldanha explores such dense environments as rain forests and the city of Rio itself, including scenes set during Brazil's crowded Carnival season. 'Rio': A rare bird that justifies the 3-D process 2011-04-14T22:08:36Z Elsewhere, in a dense rain forest, we encounter glowing fuel pumps, empty of cars or customers, the jungle slowly encroaching. David LaChapelle's Latest Photographs Lure Viewers with Glowing Relics 2014-01-24T05:00:00Z The beach is beautiful, and we wake up every day to views of the ocean in front of us, but there’s also a big farming community with lots of farmland and tropical rain forest. Chris Hemsworth, Australia Spokesman, Is Mad About Melbourne 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z A corresponding increase in hevea production would undoubtedly require the clearing of more tropical rain forest at a time when the planet needs every oxygenating jungle it’s got. A new rubber source could save water, preserve rain forests and even prevent allergic reactions 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z We stayed just outside of Port Douglas at the Thala Beach Nature Reserve, an ecotourist lodge and magical place on 145 acres of rain forest on an undisturbed peninsula just south of town. Down under, mother and daughter learn to see each other in a different light 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z In 1979 he lived for seven months in the Amazon rain forest with the Yanomami people of Venezuela, filming them and encouraging them to film themselves. ‘Under the Same Sun,’ Art From Latin America, at Guggenheim 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z Where in the sparsely populated 20th-century rain forest had she seen those? Cultured Traveler: Drawing Yourself Into the Scene 2013-12-12T16:43:08Z How unexpected: The sheer fecundity of the tropical rain forest, with its vast numbers of plants and animals, contrasted vividly with the hard-edge scientific and military presence of the Canal Administration. Spotting sloths and harpy eagles in Panama’s nature-rich rain forest 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z The rain forest is said to produce a fifth of the world’s oxygen. Leonardo DiCaprio urges government action on Amazon fires 'tragedy' 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z In these four pictures, kids zipped through the rain forest, tried wooden shoes in the Netherlands, saw camels on the beach and visited a small town in southern Alaska. The Summer of KidsPost is over, but these kids made the most of it 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z And not just into the rain forests of the Amazon, where most of the story that’s being told here takes place. Review: You See ‘The Encounter’ With Your Ears 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z Hundreds of trails weave through Pacific rain forest to glacial lakes, waterfalls and peaks. 52 Places to Go in 2015 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z When the all-star team of scientists disembarked to stretch their legs amid this temperate rain forest, they encountered knee-deep mosses and nail-sized thorns, a land as impassable as the Amazon jungle. A D.I.Y. Trip Through Alaska’s Inside Passage 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z Young museum visitors do the same and explore his shadowy rain forest lair with battery-powered candles at this interactive show. 7 Things to Do With Your Kids in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z The popular travel series issues a new guide to the Olympic Peninsula's rain forest and waterfalls; hiking, fishing, kayaking spots; wineries, eateries and more. NW Books: Local Black Panther memoir; Olympic Peninsula guide 2012-08-13T21:22:03Z In the world of volcanic formations and thick rain forests that is the Caribbean, Anguilla’s topography is a glaring anomaly. Goats Rule on the Island of Anguilla 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z Orangutans on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra are disappearing because people are taking over their habitat, cutting down tropical rain forests to plant a type of tree called the oil palm. National Zoo’s Redd is a furry ambassador for endangered orangutans 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z Although Puerto Rico tends to conjure images of palms and beaches, the rain forest just down the road beckoned, as something a little different. Under the Spell of Sunny Puerto Rico 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z The pan flutes, choral pads and melodic percussion intentionally evoke rain forests and the ocean. The Remix Grammy: For the Art and Science of the Musical Cocktail 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z “Alone. Inexperienced,” he says, as we watch a wide-eyed, rust-colored orangutan in a Malaysian rain forest climb a tree that stretches to the sky. “Hostile Planet”: Animals Are Struggling to Adapt, and National Geographic Is, Too 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z It’s all part of the Gorge’s National Scenic Area, a beautiful river canyon that stretches 100 miles east of Portland and encompasses rain forests, meadows and desert. Great Oregon Wines Beyond the Willamette Valley 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z He would much rather find his way to remote parts of Peru and risk his neck venturing into the rain forest, tracing the mahogany to its source. Books of The Times: A Collector of Road Trips, Just Passing Through 2010-02-17T23:31:00Z We were able experience rain forests and waterways full of animal life. Exploring Costa Rica, from one side of the ocean to the other 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z It boasts glaciers in the north, tropical rain forests, savanna and active volcanoes and is home to about a quarter of the world’s remaining mountain gorillas. A trek to gorilla country in the Congo Westwood said she is now working with a team of experts on a low-cost plan to save three of the world's principal rain forests from destruction by working with indigenous peoples. Westwood takes helm at Britain Fashion Week 2011-09-17T22:01:04Z A highlight of the eight-day tour, departing from Kigali, is a trek into the jungle to view mountain gorillas, who live in a tropical rain forest in the Virunga Mountains. A Tour of Rwanda, From Jungle to City 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z Back in the rain forest, the Portuguese sailing ships showed up; soon, slavery did, too. The Olympics Opening Ceremony in Rio: Let the Games Begin 2016-08-06T04:00:00Z Trek around El Yunque, “the most amazing tropical rain forest on U.S. soil.” Puerto Rico puts Hurricane Maria — and the bulk of the recovery — behind it 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z The work tells the story of a photojournalist who disappears while working in the rain forests of Panama. NY-based theater group wins $700K government grant 2010-10-04T16:39:00Z Gas, cell signal and fellow humans are sparse as it snakes between beaches and the Andes, across fjords and through rain forests. Place 11 of 52: In Chile, a Gorgeous, Very Rainy and Sometimes Lonely Journey 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z In the interior of impoverished Amazonas, a state dominated by lush rain forest but also a major producer of TVs because of tax incentives, production jumped some 47 percent. As World Cup approaches, soccer-mad Brazilians rush to buy TVs 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z Other plans include food activity stations, a treasure hunt for edible rain forest plants and, on Monday through Wednesday only, farm-oriented singalongs. Spare Times for Children for Feb. 13-19 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z During the trek, we passed through cultivated land, rain forest, heath, moorland and alpine desert before an arctic summit. A father-son duo hit their peak — at Mount Kilimanjaro 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z This nonjudgmental documentary moves between New York City and the rain forests of the Central African Republic, where Mr. Sarno primarily lives. Review: In ‘Song From the Forest,’ Louis Sarno Links Africa and America 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z A record number of fires is ravaging the rain forest, sparking concern because of the Amazon’s importance to the global environment. Leonardo DiCaprio urges government action on Amazon fires 'tragedy' 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z The rain forest seems to be moving before our eyes. Mexico’s mysterious Mayan ruins at Palenque, now accessible from the air The online-bookseller-gone-behemoth opened its Amazon Spheres in downtown Seattle in 2018, importing a chunk of rain forest to the Pacific Northwest. Gloom got you down? Try these 8 family-friendly tropical escapes in the Seattle area. 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z The mythology of the Barasana and Makuna people is in every way a land management plan revealing how human beings once thrived in the Amazon rain forest in their millions. The World Until Yesterday by Jared Diamond – review 2013-01-09T10:22:31Z This is one of the ways I have imagined Dominica, along with what I have seen in travel guides: its high mountain peaks, forts, lush rain forests, reefs, gorges, lakes and water falls. Edwidge Danticat: Dawn After the Tempests 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z Thirty-five cottages nestled in the rain forest above a stone beach. Waterfalls, Rivers and Rain Forest on Dominica 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z The deciding question asked which African country is building a new capital called Oyala in a rain forest 65 miles east of the city of Bata. Dulles, Va., teen wins National Geographic Bee But that does not mean all is quiet: The rain forest is a cacophonous place. Personal Journeys : Back to Borneo, and an Eden at Risk 2014-02-21T19:03:43Z Every rain forest we bulldoze for cattle and every open pit lithium mine we carve out to power our Teslas is hardly different than a Cordyceps fungus turning its host into a zombie. Parasites are the bedrock of life and evolution. It's time to give them the respect they deserve 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z Her favorite Halloween look, she says, is “a lush, haunted Victorian home in the rain forest.” Frightful florals for your fall table | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z Researchers have been banned from working in Indonesia’s tropical rain forests after the government disagreed with their scientific conclusions. Scientists Argue Conservation Is under Threat in Indonesia 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Rather it’s about the scale of human involvement in the Amazon rain forest. 10,000 Pre-Columbian Structures Could Be Hidden beneath Amazon Rain Forest 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z One researcher has been hiring planes to strafe the sky over the Amazon rain forest to collect the air coming off the trees, and what she is finding is cause for alarm. This Researcher Captured Air from the Amazon in Dive-Bombs—And Found Grim Clues That the Forest Is Dying 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z The putrid flowers — native to the rain forests of Sumatra, Indonesia — can reach more than 8 feet tall, climbing up to 6 inches each day. Another rare corpse flower set to stink up the Huntington with the smell of dead rats 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z He points to the growth in nickel mining in the world's equatorial rain forests, notably Indonesia and the Philippines, which studies have shown seriously harms ecosystems there. Deep-Sea Mining Could Begin Soon, Regulated or Not 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z The Great Plains have a ready source of surface-level moisture from the Gulf of Mexico, and the Pampas get moisture from the Amazon rain forest. Is Climate Change Causing More Record-Breaking Hail? 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z In the millennia before European colonizers invaded the Amazon rain forest, throngs of Indigenous people moved mountains of dirt to create some 10,000 yet-to-be-identified earthworks across the region. 10,000 Pre-Columbian Structures Could Be Hidden beneath Amazon Rain Forest 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z Calderón’s first professional acting role was 1970’s “The Bridge in the Jungle,” which starred Hollywood legend John Huston and was filmed in the rain forests of Chiapas, Mexico. Sergio Calderón, actor known for 'Pirates of the Caribbean' and 'Men in Black,' dies 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z In February 2017, Jesse Gould found himself in a situation he never would have anticipated: deep in the remote wilds of Peru’s Amazon rain forest, drinking ayahuasca tea for the fourth time in a week. L.A. dispensaries openly sell 'magic mushrooms' as state weighs decriminalization 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z The agriculture and mining industries are steadily cutting down the Amazon’s dense network of 16,000 tree species; altogether, deforestation has stripped 17 percent of the rain forest’s tree cover since 1970. Why Is the Amazon So Important for Climate Change? 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z Some of those ancestors wandered toward the rain forest and present-day Congo and eventually gave rise to the okapi. Here’s What Scientists Are Learning about Women’s Health from Other Female Animals 2023-02-19T05:00:00Z To look for these sites, the researchers found data gathered for other studies of biomass in the northern, central and southern regions of the Amazon rain forest. 10,000 Pre-Columbian Structures Could Be Hidden beneath Amazon Rain Forest 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z “The rain forests — as well as the Indigenous people within them — are increasingly under assault,” she continued. Are Californians destroying the Amazon? A Sebastião Salgado exhibit raises hard questions 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z Two hundred pet shops, a dozen zoos and a good-sized rain forest all mixed together and turned up to 11 loud. Are L.A.’s parrots getting louder? We investigate 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z This is a landscape with sparse tree cover, containing “tremendously reduced biodiversity,” that stores a fraction of the carbon of an intact rain forest, Nobre says. Why Is the Amazon So Important for Climate Change? 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z In the rain forest, okapis were able to survive and thrive with perfectly fine albeit unspectacular necks. Here’s What Scientists Are Learning about Women’s Health from Other Female Animals 2023-02-19T05:00:00Z Obviously, there are people of conscience, there are people who are activists for climate change and rain forest preservation and so on. Can James Cameron and 'Avatar' wow again? Don't doubt it. 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z Fortunately, the mountain’s lower slopes are gentle toward the northeast, and there are miles of moist rain forest that form a barrier to lava flows between the volcano and Hilo. Mauna Loa, Earth’s Largest Active Volcano, Just Woke Up after 38 Years 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z Scientists worry that the rain forest may be approaching a tipping point beyond which much of the region would change to dry savanna. Brazil’s New President Vows to Save Amazon Forests 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z It’s a different story in Congo, where the government this year auctioned off large swaths of its rain forest for oil drilling. Countries Made Bold Climate Promises Last Year. How Are They Doing? 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z Since taking office in 2019, Mr. Bolsonaro championed industries driving the rain forest’s destruction, loosened regulations to expand logging and mining in the Amazon and scaled back environmental protections. The winner of the election will likely play a major role in deciding the fate of the Amazon rainforest. 2022-10-30T04:00:00Z For at least 120,000 years, a rain forest grew around the lake. Exquisite Fossils Show an Entire Rain Forest Ecosystem 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z Terrestrial ecosystems, also known for their diversity, are grouped into large categories called biomes, such as tropical rain forests, savannas, deserts, coniferous forests, deciduous forests, and tundra. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z It contains the most important environmental region in the world: the Amazon rain forest. Brazil’s New President Vows to Save Amazon Forests 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z Tropical rain forests have more species than all other biomes combined. Miller & Levine Biology 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z Warm moist air moves west across the Amazon basin and rises over the Andes where it loses moisture, its precipitation falling on the rain forest side of the mountains. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z And not just that—the rain forest ecosystem around the lake is also preserved: every leaf, every flower that was blown in, every insect. Exquisite Fossils Show an Entire Rain Forest Ecosystem 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z But why don’t polar bears naturally inhabit deserts or rain forests, except, perhaps, in movies? Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Does Brazilian public opinion support preserving the rain forest? Brazil’s New President Vows to Save Amazon Forests 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z Once the road reached the river, loggers would use the waterway to penetrate the rain forest and fell mahogany, cedar and other trees. This Amazonian Indigenous Group Has Lessons in Sustainable Living for All of Us 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z When it was bounding through swampy rain forests and snacking on leaves and beans 65.6 million years ago, it was the largest mammal that had ever lived there. How Mammals Conquered the World after the Asteroid Apocalypse 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z I like telling stories, and Foulden has so many different stories about the lake and the rain forest and the climate and the volcanic eruptions. Exquisite Fossils Show an Entire Rain Forest Ecosystem 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z Global Algae, based in Santee, California, won with a plan to cultivate algae to help restore rain forests, which capture huge volumes of carbon dioxide. Algae a winner in Elon Musk-funded greenhouse gas contest 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z Spanning millions of square miles, the Amazon rain forest is home to more than 350 Indigenous ethnic groups, each with a culture as rich and complex as the forest’s own tangled roots. Decades of Photos Reveal Amazon Cultures Under Threat 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z This borderland between Brazil and Peru, where the lowland Amazon rain forest slopes gently toward the Andes foothills, is rich with biological and cultural diversity. This Amazonian Indigenous Group Has Lessons in Sustainable Living for All of Us 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z A lion cub at the zoo killed the tropical rain forest mammal, the inspection records showed. Feds: Primates frostbit in North Carolina lose tips of tails 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z The meeting concerned Seattle’s Thornton Creek, which originally wove through rich lowland rain forest, draining an 11.6-square-mile watershed before emptying into Lake Washington. To Revive a River, Restore Its Hidden Gut 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z Algae can be a more efficient and more profitable alternative to the cattle ranching and soy and palm oil crops currently on cleared rain forest land, said Mark Hazlebeck, a principal of the family-owned company. Algae a winner in Elon Musk-funded greenhouse gas contest 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z “What I love about it is it lets us start to see the understory of the viral rain forest,” says Christopher Mason, a geneticist at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City. Wastewater Monitoring Offers Powerful Tool for Tracking COVID and Other Diseases 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z Sometime in the 1930s Samuel escaped the plantations and trekked down the Andes slopes to the rain forest in Brazil. This Amazonian Indigenous Group Has Lessons in Sustainable Living for All of Us 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z However, south and east of the rain forests, cattle raising became an important part of agricultural life. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z They are a group of versatile symbiotic life-forms that play crucial roles in myriad ecosystems, from rain forests to Arctic tundra. Lichens Could Need More than a Million Years to Adapt to Climate Change 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z “If we can focus the resources, the forest inventory expertise and money, on those rain forests in the Amazon and Borneo, then we would be able to estimate it with higher confidence.” Thousands of Tree Species Remain Unknown to Science 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z Outsize murals of a fish and rooster draw eyes to the walls, and a loan of art from Stein’s brother means a gallery’s worth of baskets from Indigenous communities in Venezuela’s rain forest on display. Review | Tom Sietsema’s 7 favorite places to eat right now 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z As humankind reduced rain forests and other habitats to fragments, countless species were being pushed toward extinction. E.O. Wilson, a Pioneer of Evolutionary Biology, Dies at 92 2021-12-27T05:00:00Z Other Africans learned to farm in the rain forest, where they planted root crops, such as yams, that needed little sun. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In waterlogged environments, such as the temperate rain forests of the Pacific Northwest, lichens are key cogs in the hydrology process because they absorb water as it moves through the forest system. Lichens Could Need More than a Million Years to Adapt to Climate Change 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z Trump backed Bolsonaro in 2019 when the Brazilian leader came under heavy criticism from world leaders over the extensive and uncontrolled fires burning in the Amazon rain forest. Watchdog group calls for investigation into Trump social network’s “highly suspect” Brazil ties 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z Increasing deforestation in Brazil has alarmed officials around the world because it threatens the Amazon rain forest’s ability to pull carbon from the atmosphere. A Slow-Motion Climate Disaster: The Spread of Barren Land 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z Some environmental groups, however, argue that increased demand for crops causes land, including rain forests, to be cleared in the United States and abroad. U.S. lawmakers weigh tax credit for soybean oil-based aviation fuel 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z There was also wood and rubber from the rain forest. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Oceans are hotter than ever, parts of the Amazon rain forest emit more carbon than they absorb, and over the last decade about four billion people were affected by events related to the changing climate. Leaders Warn of Climate ‘Doomsday’ as Old Rifts Divide Summit’s First Day 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z The numbers get even tighter if nations continue to burn down rain forests because there will be less vegetation drawing CO2 from the atmosphere. There’s Still Time to Fix Climate—About 11 Years 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z In the Congo Basin, for example, armed eco-guards have brutally evicted Indigenous Pygmies from the rain forest to carve out protected areas. Biodiversity’s Greatest Protectors Need Protection 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z Other experimental results from Biosphere 2’s rain forest have been heartening. Biosphere 2: The Once Infamous Live-In Terrarium Is Transforming Climate Research 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z Its presence prevented Africans from using cattle, donkeys, and horses to farm near the rain forests. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Frequent fires, he said, are turning resource-rich rain forests into savannas. An Economic Lifeline in South America, the Paraná River, Is Shriveling 2021-09-04T04:00:00Z Ausprey says the study underscores the importance of conserving habitats across the light-availability spectrum, especially patches of dense rain forests, to protect birds with eyes of all sizes from habitat loss. Birds’ Eye Size Predicts Vulnerability to Habitat Loss 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z For the aptly named bird dung crab spiders residing in Southeast Asia’s tropical rain forests, such looks and smells are essential to survival in an eat-or-be-eaten world. Looks Like Bird Dung. But It’s Really a Predatory Spider. 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z A passageway leads to a steamy rain forest where vine-necklaced trees tower 90 feet high. Biosphere 2: The Once Infamous Live-In Terrarium Is Transforming Climate Research 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z They followed the Congo River through the rain forests. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Found on the western side of Olympic National Park, the rain forest features a trail that follows the Hoh River. The majestic Hoh Rain Forest is one of the natural wonders of Washington state; venture in and wander 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z It's true, for instance, of the Amazon rain forest, one of the great carbon sinks on the planet. The not-so-slow-motion climate apocalypse is happening right in front of our eyes 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z Calls to protect the Amazon rain forest, which supports immense biodiversity and holds about 123 billion metric tons of carbon, are growing desperate as the ecosystem’s destruction accelerates. Indigenous Amazon Communities Fight Deforestation with New Early Alert Tool 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z Several recent studies have shown that deforestation and climate-related tree death are transforming rain forests such as the Amazon from carbon storage spaces into massive greenhouse gas emitters. Biosphere 2: The Once Infamous Live-In Terrarium Is Transforming Climate Research 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z Vegetation varies from sand dunes and rocky wastes to dense green rain forests. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Getting to the Hoh, one of four rain forests in the region, is a remarkable trip all its own, full of gorgeous coastal views and forest tracts. The majestic Hoh Rain Forest is one of the natural wonders of Washington state; venture in and wander 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z Using devices more typically attached to trees in a rain forest to capture birdsong, Martin recorded the sounds of the intersection and then ran them through Google’s Chrome Music Lab to create spectrograms. Perspective | Listen up: The Smithsonian wants people to plot the sounds of D.C. on a map 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z As monitors, they patrolled the rain forest to investigate alerts, watched for deforestation in other areas and then reported back to their respective communities. Indigenous Amazon Communities Fight Deforestation with New Early Alert Tool 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z They dined at the Eden Project, an environmental charity that features rain forests capped by several large biomes along Cornwell’s shores. Cameras Off: G7 Summit Heralds the Return of In-Person Diplomacy 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z Another very different—but also partly uninhabitable—African environment is the rain forest. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z For me, it’s a mesmerizing drive west out of Olympia, up through Aberdeen and past the Quinault and Queets rain forests before U.S. The majestic Hoh Rain Forest is one of the natural wonders of Washington state; venture in and wander 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z She also told lawmakers that Treasury’s budget request includes roughly $1 billion to help developing countries adapt to climate change, including expanding clean energy and conserving rain forests, which absorb carbon emissions. U.S. Treasury's Yellen says Congress needs to fund debt relief programs 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z The picture that’s emerging is that the human body, much like a rain forest, is home to a vast and symbiotic ecosystem of organisms. Opinion | It’s Going to Be Weird, but We Need to Learn to Live With Germs Again 2021-04-23T04:00:00Z Modern-day rain forests are integral to life on Earth. The Asteroid That Killed the Dinosaurs Created the Amazon Rain Forest 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z The marsupials live in the rain forest of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi and feed on leaves, flowers and unripe fruit. Endangered marsupial born in Wroclaw Zoo in Poland — again 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z One of my favorite parts of the rain forest is the expansive silence, and once you’ve gotten a few miles into the Hoh River trail, the crowds thin considerably. The majestic Hoh Rain Forest is one of the natural wonders of Washington state; venture in and wander 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z It asks leaders to explore a system of payments to nations for conserving critical ecosystems like tropical rain forests, which store carbon, regulate climate and nurture biodiversity. Nature Doesn’t Get a Paycheck. Now, There’s a Movement to Change That. 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z Indonesia, an archipelago of 17,500 islands that straddles the Equator, was once covered by vast rain forests. At Least 12 Dead in 2 Landslides in Indonesia 2021-01-09T05:00:00Z A new study shows how those casualties, in turn, led to another particularly profound evolutionary outcome: the emergence of the Amazon rain forest of South America, the most spectacularly diverse environment on the planet. The Asteroid That Killed the Dinosaurs Created the Amazon Rain Forest 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z Mr. Brunswijk last year became the first Maroon to reach the post of vice president of this small South American nation, perched between the Atlantic Ocean and the Amazon rain forest. Guerrilla Leader, Drug Baron, Gold Magnate … and Now Social Reformer? 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z The first dozen miles cut through the rain forest more or less skirting the river, with little elevation. The majestic Hoh Rain Forest is one of the natural wonders of Washington state; venture in and wander 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z That loss, however, was most keenly felt by the generations of Puerto Ricans who saw in Arecibo something more than a cultural fixture akin to the island’s rain forest and rum. Arecibo’s Collapse Sends Dire Warning to Other Aging Observatories 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z When he was a teenager, he poked around old bookstores “like a botanist in a rain forest.” Review | Eighty years of memories that will stir readers’ own 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z But researchers have had no idea how the event changed the tropical rain forests of Africa or, until now, those of South America. The Asteroid That Killed the Dinosaurs Created the Amazon Rain Forest 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z "Companies pretty early on realized this is a PR disaster for us, we're literally fueling the fires in these rain forests." How a Biden administration could push companies further on climate 2020-11-15T05:00:00Z Don’t put off your trip for too long: Whatever it becomes, the rain forest as we know it won’t be this way forever. The majestic Hoh Rain Forest is one of the natural wonders of Washington state; venture in and wander 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z He asked a local woman for help in Portuguese as teams shopped for 11 items in a busy market in Manaus, Brazil, a city in the heart of the Amazon rain forest. Around the world with 'The Beard Bros,' the former USC volleyball players now on 'Amazing Race' 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z Geologists visit volcanoes, botanists retreat to rain forests, and oceanographers swim the seas. Suborbital Scientists Prepare to Storm the Heavens 2020-11-05T05:00:00Z At the beginning of 2021 Abra will begin testing the effectiveness of artificial bridges for helping various species cross hundreds of miles of highway running through Brazil’s Amazon rain forest from Manaus to Boa Vista. Rain Forest Canopy Bridges Aid Slow Lorises, Gibbons and Other Threatened Species 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z No desert plant, this bright filtered-light guy: Its ancestors were epiphytic, living in trees in Brazilian rain forests. With Summer Nearly Over, It’s Time to Think About Houseplants 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z Environmentalists contend that by eliminating environmental reviews for many new projects, the legislation would lead to the destruction of primary rain forests that are essential in controlling carbon emissions and slowing climate change. Indonesia’s Parliament Approves Jobs Bill, Despite Labor and Environmental Fears 2020-10-05T04:00:00Z At the same time, Amazonia’s rain forests are being cleared for cattle ranges and soy farms, often illegally. Opinion | Many Rivers, Too Many Dams 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z Farther north, in the Amazon rain forest, tens of thousands of fires are still burning after a summer of blazes. It’s Not Just the West. These Places Are Also on Fire. 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z For example, subsidies linked to the destruction of rain forests in Brazil and Indonesia are far greater than the amount spent on reforestation efforts. Global Biodiversity Is in Free Fall 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z What is now the southeastern U.S. was dominated by tropical rain forest, complete with primates. How Oak Trees Evolved to Rule the Forests of the Northern Hemisphere 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden The tropical rain forest is a shady paradise filled with tall cypress trees, cycads, a grove of bamboo and tropical trees from around the world. The 15 best places in L.A. to find shade on hot summer days 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z International protests in 2019 prompted efforts to combat fires in the rain forest, halting some of the deforestation. COVID-19 and Amazon Fires Choke the Lungs of Brazilians—and the Planet 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z Beyond the pillaging of its own rain forests, Thailand is a key way station on global wildlife trafficking routes, with horns, tusks and scales from as far away as Africa making their way to China. Elephants, Long Endangered by Thai Crowds, Reclaim a National Park 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z It is one of the Amazon rain forest’s most elusive and enigmatic mammals. The Ghost Dogs of the Amazon Get a Bit Less Mysterious 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z Nearly 85 percent of them inhabit Indonesia’s dwindling rain forests. Virus Delays Orangutans’ Long Awaited Return Home 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z Races, filmed for television as ‘docu-sport’ without spectators, will be held in some of the world’s most remote and harsh environments including the Brazilian rain forest, Greenland, deserts of Saudi Arabia and mountains of Nepal. Motor racing: Ganassi to take on Andretti in Extreme E electric series 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z Eating fewer processed foods will reduce the demand for palm oil—also a major feedstock for biofuels—much of which is grown on land clear-cut from tropical rain forests. Stopping Deforestation Can Prevent Pandemics 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z Globally, we still struggle to limit pollution, destruction of rain forests and the overuse of natural resources. Editorial Roundup: Kentucky 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z Extreme E aims to highlight deforestation, rising sea levels, desertification, and plastic pollution with races in harsh and remote environments from the Brazilian rain forest to the glaciers of Greenland and deserts of Saudi Arabia. Motor racing: Andretti Autosport to race in inaugural Extreme E season 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z Marian and Marion successfully rallied fellow residents to start eating meatless meals to help save rain forests. Column: These three Angelenos, ages 106, 101 and almost 90, haven't let coronavirus dim their spirits 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z The ongoing destruction of the Amazon rain forest, for example, is altering Brazil's climate, raising temperatures and reducing rainfall in significant ways, with painful consequences for local farmers and even more distant urban dwellers. Avenger planet: Is the COVID-19 pandemic Mother Nature’s response to human transgression? 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z Francis called the Amazon synod in 2017 to focus attention on saving the rain forest and better ministering to its indigenous people. Pope’s Amazon document due Wednesday amid married priest row 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z Until that moment 15 years ago, he had never seen one so out of place, away from its traditional rain forest habitat. Orangutans Are Hanging On in the Same Palm Oil Plantations That Displace Them 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z “Guardians of the Amazon,” a film from the “Nightline” team about destruction of the rain forest, will premiere on the service next month. ABC News to bolster streaming service with live programming 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z That time in the treetops set the tone for the rest of her life: She’s now a forest ecologist at the University of Utah who’s dedicated her career to studying rain forest canopies. Forest ecologist helps refashion Barbie dolls as scientists 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z That is on par with the declines of tropical rain forests and coral reefs. Scientists struggle to save seagrass from coastal pollution 2019-12-22T05:00:00Z The choreographer was also inspired by his childhood in Centralia, Wash., and the Olympic Peninsula rain forest. How do you dance with Warhol balloons? The new 'Cunningham' movie shows Merce's way 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z Brazil’s National Institute of Space Research, which tracks the damage, calculates that one-fifth of Brazil’s Amazonian rain forest has been destroyed since the nineteen-seventies. Blood Gold in the Brazilian Rain Forest 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z From there, he stole across the Colombian border, made his way through the rain forests of Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala, and Honduras, and crossed into Mexico. On Hunger Strike in ICE Detention 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z True, some land varieties will drop down on you from trees as you are walking through a rain forest. Meet the Bloodsuckers 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z Even arabica’s birthplace, the mountainous rain forests of southwestern Ethiopia, is in jeopardy. How to Save Coffee from Climate Change 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z The work also featured music by experimental composer and pianist David Tudor that “evokes these nature sounds as if you were literally standing in a rain forest hearing birds and animals,” Goggans said. How do you dance with Warhol balloons? The new 'Cunningham' movie shows Merce's way 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z And they protested the government’s inability to prevent thousands of fires that devastated the country’s rain forests this year. Indonesian General Accused of Kidnapping Is Named Defense Minister 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z In “Fern,” eloquent, haunting alto flute and bass clarinet drones, punctuated by woody percussion and elongated by electronics, were gripping, the synagogue now a rain forest. Review: LACO's 'Session' for the young and hip is a risk, sure. But risk has its rewards 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z Farther inland, local governments are trying to become experts in drought-monitoring technology, while areas that had never thought much about fire — even in rain forests — are suddenly examining worst-case scenarios. Can Mayors Save the World From Climate Change? 2019-10-12T04:00:00Z In Brazil alone, the rain forest is more than 42 million acres smaller today than it was in 2010. The Path to a Profitable and Protected Amazon 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z His family stayed in Caracas for the 15-month period while he plunged deep into the rain forest in search of “primitive man.” Controversial Anthropologist Napoleon Chagnon, Who Chronicled the Lives of the Yanomamö, Has Died 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z The widespread use of fire to deliberately clear the rain forest not only endangers its rich biodiversity but also releases carbon into the atmosphere, ultimately contributing to global warming. Deforestation Intensifies Warming in the Amazon Rain Forest 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z This summer’s fires in the Amazon rain forest in Brazil grabbed the world’s attention. Why Amazon Trees Are Especially Vulnerable to This Year’s Fires 2019-09-13T04:00:00Z Deeper inland, over dark green hills in the distance, a major bush fire last year burned through rain forest, in what scientists described as an unprecedented occurrence. Can Mayors Save the World From Climate Change? 2019-10-12T04:00:00Z One way to resist such destructive economic forces and build support for indigenous peoples and local communities may lie in a “fourth industrial revolution,” one that ensures the rain forest is both protected and profitable. The Path to a Profitable and Protected Amazon 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z Like the major fires that are currently raging in the rain forests of Indonesian Borneo and Sumatra, they are intentionally lit by farmers and land developers to cheaply and quickly prepare land for planting. There’s a straight line from Trump’s trade war with China to the destruction of the Amazon 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z Last month a sharp increase in fires in the rain forest, as compared with the previous year, set off an international outcry. Deforestation Intensifies Warming in the Amazon Rain Forest 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z Today the facility consists of several model ecosystems, ranging from realistic rain forests to ocean environments. Can Spaceflight Save the Planet? 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z The result has been almost complete protection for one of the largest remaining temperate rain forests in the world. Editorials from around Ohio 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z A new industrial revolution may be just the thing that saves this rain forest, which is so crucially important for the planet. The Path to a Profitable and Protected Amazon 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z Now, Brazilians are using that language of feeding the world, and planting every last acre by expropriating rain forest from indigenous people if Chinese demand dictates it. How Trump’s trade wars are fueling the Amazon fires | Art Cullen 2019-09-01T04:00:00Z Bolsonaro's comments marked the latest escalation in the recent public war of words between the two leaders, which has come to the fore as the world's largest rain forest continues to burn at record rates. Bolsonaro may reject aid to fight Amazon fires due to feud with Macron 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z French President Emmanuel Macron tweeted on Aug. 22 that “the Amazon rain forest—the lungs which produces 20% of our planet’s oxygen—is on fire.” Destructive Amazon Fires Do Not Threaten Earth’s Oxygen, Expert Says 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z But - after just eight moths in office - Bolsonaro’s damage to the world’s greatest rain forest is in an entirely different universe of magnitude. Fires are devouring the Amazon. And Jair Bolsonaro is to blame | David Miranda 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z In a televised address Friday night, he reversed himself, announcing that he would send the military to combat the fires and adding in an unusually conciliatory tone, “Protecting the rain forest is our duty.” As the Amazon Burns, Europe Seizes Title of Climate Champion 2019-08-24T04:00:00Z The soybeans sit in the bin in Iowa and Illinois awaiting a better day, as a harvest fast approaches, while the rain forest burns. How Trump’s trade wars are fueling the Amazon fires | Art Cullen 2019-09-01T04:00:00Z “Our house is burning. Literally. The Amazon rain forest — the lungs which produce 20 percent of our planet’s oxygen — is on fire,” Macron said Thursday. Amazon wildfires get some help from US firefighting plane 2019-08-24T04:00:00Z “Our house is burning. Literally. The Amazon rain forest — the lungs which produce 20 percent of our planet’s oxygen — is on fire,” Macron said. Trump says US 'ready to assist' as Brazil battles sweeping Amazon fires 2019-08-24T04:00:00Z A reckoning, as the Amazon rain forest burns, with climate change. Trump Clarification Syndrome 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z The goal at the summit, she added, is “to send a clear message that everything must be done to stop the burning of the rain forest.” As the Amazon Burns, Europe Seizes Title of Climate Champion 2019-08-24T04:00:00Z “Our house is burning. Literally. The Amazon rain forest — the lungs which produces 20% of our planet’s oxygen — is on fire,” he said on Twitter. France’s Macron: Amazon fires must be #1 priority at G-7 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z “Our house is burning. Literally. The Amazon rain forest—the lungs which produce 20% of our planet’s oxygen—is on fire,” he said. Amazon fires turn political as Bolsonaro calls out Macron 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z Years before she was old enough to vote, she campaigned to preserve rain forests, protect whales and end apartheid. Denmark’s Leader Didn’t Want a Fight With Trump. She Got One Anyway. 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z "The Amazon rain forest - the lungs which produce 20% of our planet's oxygen - is on fire," he tweeted. Amazon fires an 'international crisis', says Macron 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z “The Amazon rain forest - the lungs which produces 20% of our planet’s oxygen - is on fire. It is an international crisis. Members of the G7 Summit, let’s discuss this emergency,” Macron wrote on Twitter. France's Macron calls Amazon fires an international emergency 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z It was all of Brazil, not the Amazon rain forest. Fires in Amazon Rain Forest Have Surged This Year 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z The loss of these and other large herbivores likely contributed to the Amazon’s higher density of smaller trees, with a lower overall amount of vegetation compared with Africa’s rain forest. The Thick Gray Line: Forest Elephants Defend Against Climate Change 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z Nowhere is that more stark than in the world’s largest rain forest, the Amazon. Earth’s Food Supply Is Under Threat. These Fixes Would Go a Long Way. 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z The Amazon rain forest - the lungs which produces 20% of our planet’s oxygen - is on fire. Amazon fires an 'international crisis', says Macron 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z In a rain forest near Auckland, New Zealand, a leafless kauri tree stump rises a few feet off the ground. Tree Stumps Are Dead, Right? This One Was Alive 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z "It was only like pitching in a rain forest," he said. Big league ballparks broil as heat wave grips much of majors 2019-07-21T04:00:00Z To determine the long-term effects, they created a computer model that simulated the basic functions of the African rain forest, including tree growth and death, competition, photosynthesis and reproduction. The Thick Gray Line: Forest Elephants Defend Against Climate Change 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z “It was only like pitching in a rain forest,” he said. Big league ballparks broil as heat wave grips much of majors 2019-07-20T04:00:00Z “It was only like pitching in a rain forest,” Odorizzi said. LEADING OFF: Heat wave, surging Giants and Indians, Gio back 2019-07-20T04:00:00Z Her last international trip came in 2000, when at age 86 she climbed a mountain, trekked through rain forests and snorkeled in the coral reefs off the Caribbean island of Tobago. Income, residency help determine how long you will live 2019-07-13T04:00:00Z About one in eight of all the world’s trees grows in the Amazon, by far the largest remaining continuous rain forest on earth. Business as Usual Threatens Thousands of Amazon Tree Species 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z Should forest elephants disappear, scientists estimated, Central Africa’s rain forest will lose about three billion tons of carbon — the equivalent of France’s total CO2 emissions for 27 years. The Thick Gray Line: Forest Elephants Defend Against Climate Change 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z Environmentalists say that threatens the Amazon rain forest, considered by scientists as nature’s best defense against global warming, because the tress absorb vast amounts of greenhouse gas. Attempt to weaken Brazil law protecting forests fails 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z A third exhibit, called “National Geographic Presents: Earth Explorers,” allows visitors to learn about polar regions, oceans, rain forests, mountains, caves, and the African savanna. Exhibits about Ali, nature, motorcycles opening at Graceland 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z But trying to identify which species of tree survived and which was destroyed over acres of rain forests by looking at aerial photographs is a near-impossible task for the human eye. How A.I. Can Help Handle Severe Weather 2019-05-12T04:00:00Z It shows the Amazon rain forest may be effectively cut in two by then. Business as Usual Threatens Thousands of Amazon Tree Species 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z It’s a “rain forest” in there, he told me, at 98.6 degrees and filled with varying amounts of hair and wax. The best way to review wireless earbuds is to have Sammy Hagar headbang with them 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z Satellite photos chart the ongoing destruction of the Amazon rain forest. Opinion | We’re killing off our planet, and our enlightenment may come too late 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z The sun’s final rays filter through the leaves as night falls in the dense, muggy rain forest. Animals Use Brain Tricks to See in the Dark 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z Chinese logging is also threatening to wipe out the country’s rain forest. ‘There’s Poison in the Sea’: An Oil Spill Fouls a Tropical Eden 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z For example, rather than statistics about the depleting of natural rain forest, movies that depict the harm done to particular animals, and perhaps even special trees or plants, may help. Reducing Climate Change by Making it Less Abstract 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z It is also the world’s largest rain forest. Battle for .amazon Domain Pits Retailer Against South American Nations 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z Mayor Bill de Blasio and some museum staff members are demanding he stay away because Bolsonaro favors mining in Brazil’s Amazon rain forest, as well as logging and fossil fuel exploration. Brazilian president faces opposition in NY over museum event 2019-04-13T04:00:00Z The damage-control mission by Brunei — an oil- and gas-rich patch of coast and rain forest on the island of Borneo — came after its sultan began the first phase of strict sharia-inspired laws, U.S. officials said. Brunei once held off on strict Islamic law to stay in a U.S.-backed trade pact. Then Trump pulled out. 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z Five new species of frogs were recently discovered in the rain forests of Madagascar, all of them so small they could easily fit on the tip of your finger. New species of tiny frogs discovered in Madagascar 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z Only a generation ago, the Twa were hunter-gatherers who subsisted off meat and honey from Rwanda’s rain forests. 25 years after genocide, Rwanda commemorates those killed — but omits one group that was almost wiped out 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z This is the core of an epic battle between the tech behemoth Amazon.com and eight South American countries that contain parts of the rain forest. Battle for .amazon Domain Pits Retailer Against South American Nations 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z The three-acre complex contained a miniature rain forest, a mangrove, a desert and a coral reef — along with seven people who had been sealed inside for a month. The Lost History of One of the World’s Strangest Science Experiments 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z The mountain caribou live in inland temperate rain forests and move in the winter to higher elevations in search of what they survive the season on: furry arboreal lichen hanging from old-growth trees. America’s reindeer have quietly gone extinct in the Lower 48 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z China has become a major export destination for the Solomon Islands in recent years, primarily driven by unsustainable logging of the country’s rain forests. Taiwan’s Leader Heads to the South Pacific in a Bid to Fend Off China 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z Texts about the Amazon rain forest and the history of Brazil are buried beneath the seven-foot-square surface of “Aftermath 6,” from 2014. An Artist’s Archeology of the Mind 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z Mr. Merwin settled atop a dormant volcano in Maui, near the poetically named town of Haiku, and set to work transforming a failed 18-acre pineapple plantation into a nearly pristine plot of rain forest. W.S. Merwin, poet of austere lyricism who twice won the Pulitzer Prize, dies at 91 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z Sounds of the rain forest echoed through the space. Tiny Costa Rica Has a Green New Deal, Too. It Matters for the Whole Planet. 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z Corruption in Brazil is as old as the Amazon rain forest. Left using replay of anti-Trump playbook against Brazil’s new conservative President Bolsonaro 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z Researchers at El Yunque, the only tropical rain forest overseen by the U.S. Hurricanes create natural climate change labs in Puerto Rico 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z Author David Moskowitz traveled to the land of the mountain caribou, to document its struggle for survival in the inland rain forests of Washington, Idaho, Montana and British Columbia. David Moskowitz captures the beauty — and fragility — of the Northwest’s mountain caribou 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z “I’ve heard that when the sun rises in the rain forest, the dawn chorus starts with the insects, then the birds, and then the next more-evolved species.” Roomful of Teeth Is Revolutionizing Choral Music 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z |
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