Welcome to the largest tropical rainforest on Earth. Our homepage image was taken in Peru, home to about 13% of the Amazon rainforest. Most of it, about 60%, is in Brazil, while 10% is in Colombia. Bolivia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela also have sections within their borders. Covering nearly 40% of South America, the rainforest is teeming with life, including endangered species like jaguars and giant otters, more than 40,000 plants, and thousands of birds and butterflies. Millions of people also live in the Amazon.
World Rainforest Day
Today in History
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Once upon a time there was a bridge…
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Celebrating Helsinki’s birthday at the Kiasma Museum
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Reflections on the mighty Amazon
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What’s blooming in New Zealand?
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Old underground cellar, Bavaria, Germany
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Brown bears in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska
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The scene of a literary crime
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A day to take a moment
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Spot on for International Cat Day
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Groundhog Day arrives—beyond a shadow of a doubt
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A wonder in winter
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Land of the midnight sun
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National Take a Hike Day
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Polar bear capital of the world
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Siblings Day
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Headed to the High Country
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Happy Father s Day
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Making it work—in Norway
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It s Teacher Appreciation Week
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Watch your step
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It’s NASA’s 60th birthday
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Christmas Tree Point Road and Twin Peaks, San Francisco
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Teacher Appreciation Day
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Indigenous Peoples Day
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A picture-perfect day on Trillium
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High seas commerce
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The Old City of Bern
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Cloughoughter Castle, County Cavan, Ireland
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Chilling out in the Arctic
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The first ascent