The Scientific Frontier

Amazon Rainforest

2 articles

Vast Amazon rainforest canopy with a small, neglected research outpost, highlighting the critical underfunding of conservation efforts.
Cosmos & Physics

Brazil's Amazon Conservation Efforts Face Severe Underfunding

Brazil's Amazon reserves received only about 20 percent of the funding required for their operations in 2023, leaving these critical ecosystems in a state of profound vulnerability, according to Unive

Dr. Evelyn Reed·June 10, 2026
AI-powered microphones in the Amazon rainforest at night, visualizing sound waves and data to monitor frog conversations for conservation efforts.
Cosmos & Physics

AI Helps Scientists Listen In On Frog Conversations

In the dense Amazon rainforest, a network of silent microphones, not human ears, now listens to the nightly chorus of frogs, identifying individual species with 95% accuracy, according to the Journal

Dr. Evelyn Reed·May 25, 2026