NewsAmazon Deforestation Falls 38% to a 10-Year Low in 2026Brazil's national space agency confirms just 500 sq miles of Amazon was cleared in H1 2026 — down 38% from 2025 and the lowest in a decade.
ScienceNew 'Ballista' Spider Builds Spring-Loaded Trap to Catch AntsDiscovered in North Queensland's rainforests, the newly described spider weaves a catapult-like silk web that flings a single ant species into the air before reeling it in.
Human AchievementsTropical Rainforests Bounce Back 90% in Just 30 Years, Ecuador Study FindsA new analysis of 8,500 species shows abandoned rainforest plots can recover almost all of their original biodiversity within a single human generation — far faster than scientists thought possible.
