Rainforest fruit power. ... "But we are still discovering new species, including large trees." It's the fruit of some of these unique plants that have got scientists most intrigued.

The fruit is known to have many health benefits, including being high in antioxidants and Vitamins C and E. Due to the fact that the trees can grow to be quite large, they can produce a large ...

Josh Gardens cautions against anyone thinking they're going to be satisfied growing a tree from a seed indoors. They just ...

“A rainforest can spring up in one to three years — it can be brushy and hard to walk through,” said Matthew Fagan, ... “There’s a lot of fruit trees, for example, ...

Rainforest seedlings are more likely to survive in natural forests than in places where logging has happened – ... with trees simultaneously dropping fruit en masse and new seedlings emerging.

The Amazon Rainforest is home to some of the most exotic and beautiful animal life on the planet. Recently, scientists have discovered another rainforest resident deep within Brazil’s palm-dense Juruá ...

A transformative initiative in the Brazilian Amazon is protecting nearly 400,000 hectares of rainforest while helping local communities build sustainable livelihoods. With support from Health In ...

TEKOHAW, Brazil -- At dawn in this small Amazonian village in Brazil's Para state, flocks of noisy green parrots soar overhead as children run and play between wooden homes, kicking up sandy soil ...

It uses its tail like an extra arm, helping it move from tree to tree. And it's eating a banana. One of over three thousand types of fruit that grow in the rainforest.

How do you save a rainforest? Leave it alone. ... “There’s a lot of fruit trees, for example, that people use, and trees that provide medicinal services,” Cook-Patton said.

The largest rainforest, the Amazon, is located in South America. ... Toucan: A colourful bird with a large beak that lives high up in the trees and eats fruit. Sloth: ...