In the heart of the Amazon, where pristine rainforest remains largely untouched by humans, birds are shrinking. For about four decades, researchers collected and measured 77 species of birds at forest ...

Scientists have found something strange has been happening among sensitive bird species in the Brazilian Amazon in recent years. Not only were the birds declining in number, but their bodies were also ...

A Collared Puffbird of the Amazon rainforest - Copyright AFP ANDY BUCHANAN A Collared Puffbird of the Amazon rainforest - Copyright AFP ANDY BUCHANAN Even the wildest ...

In the heart of the Amazon, where pristine rainforest remains largely untouched by humans, birds are shrinking. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and ...

The results of a study on birds in the Amazon rainforest has shown that birds have gotten physically smaller over the last four decades, and scientists believe that a warming planet may be the reason.

The Amazon Rainforest is one of the most biodiverse locations on Earth, home to more than 3 million different species. It is also an important environmental asset to the planet, once working as a ...

ANN ARBOR, MI – The bodies of birds across North and South America are getting smaller but with longer wingspans as the climate shifts and temperatures rise. Scientists at the University of Michigan ...

Even the wildest parts of the Amazon untouched by humanity are being impacted by climate change, according to new research. Hotter, drier conditions over the past four decades are decreasing the body ...