Latest Rain forests News

A blooming plant that reeks of gym socks and rotting garbage has thousands lining up for a whiff

Jan. 23, 2025 10:14 AM EST

SYDNEY (AP) — The rare unfurling of an endangered plant that emits the smell of decaying flesh drew hundreds of devoted fans to a greenhouse in Sydney on Thursday where they joined three-hour lines to experience a momentous bloom -– and a fragrance evoking gym socks and rotting garbage. ...

Drought, fires and deforestation battered Amazon rainforest in 2024

Dec. 28, 2024 09:36 AM EST

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — 2024 was a brutal year for the Amazon rainforest, with rampant wildfires and extreme drought ravaging large parts of a biome that’s a critical counterweight to climate change. A warming climate fed drought that in turn fed the worst year for fires since...

A paraplegic man in Brazil is lifted into the clouds on one of Rio de Janeiro's hardest trails

Dec. 20, 2024 13:57 PM EST

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It’s perhaps Rio de Janeiro’s hardest trail, featuring one particularly daunting section requiring a perilous scramble that can cause hikers to freeze up with fright. But this week, Ezequiel da Luz, a 40-year-old paraplegic, traversed jungle and...

Looking at campaign documents for 7 IOC members running to be president of the Olympic body

Dec. 20, 2024 04:23 AM EST

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Seven International Olympic Committee members are running as candidates to be the next president in its first election since 2013. Their newly published manifestos show broad consensus on some issues and challenges for the IOC and global sports: Climate...