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Ecuador: rainforest
Why are rainforests so important?
Which came first—the rain or the rainforest?
tropical forests and deforestation
The struggle to protect the Congo basin rainforest
temperate rainforest Tropical rainforest
Glimpse the Amazon Rainforest's diverse wildlife, from anacondas and sloths to macaws and capybaras
Malaysia: rainforest Cameroon: rainforest
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rainforest summary
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Chutes d'Ekom - a waterfall on the Nkam river in the rainforest near Melong, in the western highlands of Cameroon in Africa.
Ecosystems
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Weed. Flower. Taraxacum. Dandelion. T. officinale. Close-up of yellow dandelion flowers.
11 Questions About Useful Plants Answered
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An ancient egyptian hieroglyphic painted carving showing the falcon headed god Horus seated on a throne and holding a golden fly whisk. Before him are the Pharoah Seti and the goddess Isis. Interior wall of the temple to Osiris at Abydos, Egypt.
11 Egyptian Gods and Goddesses
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian Renaissance painter from Florence. Engraving by Cosomo Colombini (d. 1812) after a Leonardo self portrait. Ca. 1500.
10 Famous Artworks by Leonardo da Vinci
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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”
A human Inuit skull in a stone chambered cairn in Ilulissat in Greenland. These ancient graves are pre christian and are at least 2000
14 Tough Questions Answered
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Los Angeles Police Department wanted flyer on Elizabeth Short, aka the "Black Dahlia," who was brutally murdered in January 1947. The FBI supported the Los Angeles Police Department in the case, including by identifying Short through her fingerprints that
America’s 5 Most Notorious Cold Cases (Including One You May Have Thought Was Already Solved)

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Why are rainforests so important?
Rainforests are where the ancestors of humans first evolved—and where our closest...
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Which came first—the rain or the rainforest?
Plants play a key role in perpetuating the cycle of evaporation, condensation, and...
Video: © MinuteEarth (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
The struggle to protect the Congo basin rainforest
Learn about efforts to protect the rainforest in the Congo basin, central Africa.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz; Thumbnail © Andrey Gudkov/Dreamstime.com
Glimpse the Amazon Rainforest's diverse wildlife, from anacondas and sloths to macaws and capybaras
Learn about wildlife of the Amazon Rainforest, including macaws, toucans, tyrant...
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Coatis' first adventure in the South American rainforest
Young coatis leaving the nest for the first time.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz

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Ecuador: rainforest
Rainforest vegetation grows along the northern coast of Ecuador.
© Victor Englebert
tropical forests and deforestation
Tropical forests and deforestation in the early 21st century.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
temperate rainforest
A temperate rainforest in the Pacific Northwest.
© Mark Rasmussen/Fotolia
Tropical rainforest
Vegetation profile of a tropical rainforest.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Malaysia: rainforest
Shaft of light penetrating through the canopy of a Malaysian rainforest.
© wong yu liang/Fotolia
Cameroon: rainforest
Dense rainforest of the Guinea Coast region, Korup National Park, Cameroon.
Edward Parker/Oxford Scientific Films
Malaysia: rainforest
Palm trees in a tropical rainforest landscape, Malaysia.
© Stéphane Bidouze/stock.adobe.com
helium
The helium-filled balloon Bubble, manned by a scientist researching the rainforest...
James Aldred/Nature Picture Library
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