World Rainforest Day Jun 22, 2024

World Rainforest Day

Fresh air, rustling leaves, and thousands of wildlife species—welcome to the Amazon rainforest. Covering more than 2,100,000 square miles, this South America treasure extends its branches across nine nations—Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. Today, the Amazon is home to more than 30 million people, but it also carries secrets of lost civilizations. Archaeologists recently discovered a network of cities here dating back 2,500 years.

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Today in History

Jun 22, 2018Celebrating Take Your Dog to Work Day
Jun 22, 2019Reflections on the mighty Amazon
Jun 22, 2020Pollinators: not to be sneezed at
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