In 2018, researchers used satellite imagery to identify 81 ancient earthwork sites in the Amazon, providing evidence of pre-Columbian settlementsRecent archaeological discoveries in the Amazon rainforest reveal that advanced civilizations flourished in this region long before Europea...
In 2018, scientists added up to 15 tons of cacao-shell biochar per hectare to degraded tropical soil; maize yields improved over several growing seasonsResearch indicates that using cacao-shell waste to create biochar has significantly improved agricultural yields on degraded farmland in Su...
A Lost Civilization Under the Rainforest? LiDAR Is Rewriting Amazon HistoryNew technology called LiDAR is uncovering hidden ancient cities in the Amazon rainforest. For centuries, people believed the Amazon was a w...