Unraveling the mysteries of the world’s most critical rainforest
For decades, the Congo Basin was largely invisible to climate science. Now, a new generation of Central African researchers ...
April 2025 issue
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Africa's huge new forest reserve that's so big it's the same size as France
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has announced the creation of a huge new forest reserve, the size of France.
Discovery of a new species of fossil tree helps paint picture of ancient African forest
Recent research by scientists at the Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT), Texas Tech University, and several other ...
What to know about the new disease outbreaks in central Africa
Unidentified illnesses in northwestern Congo have killed more than 50 people over the past five weeks, nearly half of them ...
Roads less traveled multiply deforestation in the Amazon and beyond
James Cook University-led research has revealed secondary roads branching from major highways in tropical forests linked to ...
Nature12d
The surprising culprit for the loss of huge swathes of tropical forest
Analysis of satellite imagery of the Brazilian Amazon, the Congo Basin and New Guinea helps to show that ‘secondary’ roads ...
Voice of America20d
What we know about Congo illness that has sickened 400, killed 50
which is home to about 60% of the forests in the Congo Basin, home to the largest expanse of tropical forest on Earth. "All these viruses are viruses that have reservoirs in the forest.
Miami Herald19d
Elusive rainforest animals seen on high-definition trail cameras in Congo. ‘Amazing’
“He captures the animals of the forest beautifully, and it’s wonderful to see some of the rarer species that live in the Congo Basin.” One photo shows an African forest buffalo, a near ...