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Forget Jack and the giant beanstalk... this is Marin, and the rainforest-protecting beanstalk.

Small find, big news. At around 7mm in length, this tiny forest-dwelling frog no bigger than a housefly has been confirmed to be living in the rainforests of Wabumari, Milne Bay by Dr Chris Dahl, working with consultant Kenneth Pomoh…

Today is Bee Day. We could have rattled off countless, eye-roll worthy puns, jokes and wordplay, but where would that get us? You wouldn’t know about Cool Earth beekeeping projects happening globally right now or the hives that get people…

Plant a tree for Her Majesty.

Rainforest wildlife is awe-inspiring. Take our wildlife quiz – can you spot the leopard? Millions of species make up an intricate food web of predators and prey, microbes and mushrooms. Thousands of generations of animals have led to…

The biodiversity crisis is rapidly becoming as big an issue as climate change. And without biodiversity, there is no future for humanity. We are at risk of losing species before they have even been discovered.

Sit in a shady spot in the Asháninka partnership, and it’s not as peaceful as you’d imagine. The canopy brims with a cacophony of whistles, clicks and songs. This orchestra is thanks to thousands of birds, bugs and frogs…

Humans have lived in the Amazon rainforest much longer than previously thought, and even helped enrich its biodiversity. Stonehenge-like structures, 2,000 years old, have been discovered in Acre state in the western Brazilian Amazon. Swansea University’s Dr Neil Loader…

In the forests of Western Ghats in India, scientists have discovered a surprising new mating position in a group of frogs, one that has never been reported before. While mating, most male frogs mount and hug their female…