The Brazil nut, an icon of the Amazon and the base of many Brazilian livelihoods, is under threat. As reported by Mongabay, Brazil's recent nut harvest season has been one of the worst on record, ...

The significant decline in genetic diversity in the Amazon Basin, following historical events such as European colonisation, deforestation and the extinction of megafauna such as the sloth – the main ...

Brazilian nuts are embedded in the culture of the Wai Wai people, who live across the forested interiors of northern Brazil and neighboring Guyana. Today, Brazil nuts account for the main cash income, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty / MirageC In the U.S., nuts like peanuts, almonds, and cashews are common, but it might be time to add Brazil nuts to your ...

Brazil nuts are an especially nutrient-rich source of food: They contain important minerals like calcium and magnesium, essential amino acids and unsaturated fatty acids. Brazil nuts are characterized ...

A new study has found that the trunks of trees in the Amazon have become thicker in recent decades — an unexpected sign of the rainforest’s resilience in response to record-high levels of CO2 in the ...

Brazil nuts, which are exclusively collected from natural forests, are being harvested unsustainably, a new study has found. The important rainforest crop could crash as the trees are growing old ...

Researchers use genomic data to study the decline in genetic diversity in the Amazon Basin, particularly in Brazil Nut trees. The research uses genomic data to understand this keystone species' ...