44 Items Tagged

Rainforest

Grand Etang

This lake with an inactive volcano underneath is often said to be bottomless.

Quinault, Washington

Quinault Giant Sitka Spruce

Standing 191 feet tall and measuring more than 55 feet in circumference, this is the world's tallest spruce tree.

Guatuso, Costa Rica

Pozas Celestes

The translucent turquoise hue of these natural swimming pools comes from a high concentration of minerals.

Of the 151 species they studied, all of them, including this tree frog, <em>Dendropsophus rhodopeplus</em> (shown under blue light), displayed some level of fluorescence.

Biologists Threw a Fluorescent Frog Rave in the Amazon, for Science

Turns out many of the frogs glow, maybe to communicate.

Roxanne Hoorn August 22, 2023

Puerto Nariño, Colombia

Fundación Natütama

From pink dolphins to underwater cities, this museum explores the unseen, mythical world of the Amazon river.

Nuquí, Colombia

Jurubirá Hot Springs

Natural hot springs hidden in the rainforest are only accessible by boat.

Podcast: Amazon Night Hikes

Overcoming a fear of our multi-legged friends—at night, in the world's largest tropical rainforest.

The Podcast Team July 26, 2023

You Aren’t Paying Enough Attention to Moss | Untold Earth

Progress Valley, New Zealand

Koropuku Falls

The Catlins region has a bounty of breathtaking waterfalls, the best is arguably Koropuku Falls—a majestic waterfall with an enchanting bush walk.

Podcast: Wild Chocolate with Rowan Jacobsen

Join us on a journey into the Amazon rainforest to learn about a mythical chocolate.

The Podcast Team March 28, 2023

All illustrations: John Mata for Atlas Obscura

Puzzle Monday: Official Language, Social Weapon

Alex Bellos February 20, 2023

Multispectral imaging depicts destruction of the Pantanal, the world’s largest tropical wetland. In this map, reds show healthy foliage along the Rio São Lourenço, yellows show stressed plant life, while blues and blacks indicate where the forest has died.

Through an Artist’s Eye, Scientific Tools Help Tell Vital Stories

Striking work by photographer Richard Mosse shows how merging art and technology can cut through dry data.

Anita Makri December 27, 2022

Tarra Falls

Tarra Valley, Australia

Tarra Falls

A waterfall rushing through a lush fern gully in Australia's Tarra-Bulga National Park.

A young spirit bear, part of a genetically unique population found only in Great Bear Rainforest on British Columbia's central coast, is one of many animals First Nations coastal guardians work to protect.

On the Coast of British Columbia, Ancient Stewardship Gets a Modern Spin

From tracking rare spirit bears to responding to disasters, First Nations coastal guardians are on watch.

Ashley Stimpson August 30, 2022

A new study finds that black-handed spider monkeys like their fruits, well, boozy.

Monkeys Love Their Alcohol

But proving the “drunken monkey” hypothesis has been an exhausting—and messy—endeavor.

Sarah Durn April 21, 2022

A muriqui mother and infant

Caratinga, Brazil

The Muriquis of Feliciano Miguel Abdala Reserve

A preserved section of the Atlantic Forest is an important habitat for these critically endangered monkeys.

Agbokim Waterfall

Obokum, Nigeria

Agbokim Waterfall

Seven streams tumble over a cliff, resulting in this dazzling waterfall in the Nigerian rainforest.

Waterfall 2

San Antonio de Ureca, Equatorial Guinea

Ureka

This village surrounded by breathtaking waterfalls is one of the wettest places on earth.