New study uncovers concerning phenomenon in Amazon rainforest: 'All measures are changing'

New study uncovers concerning phenomenon in Amazon rainforest: 'All measures are changing'

A study has revealed that humanity's footprint in the Amazon rainforest is reshaping the forest in ways scientists didn't expect — altering its deep evolutionary history and disrupting how the ecosystem functions today. What's happening? The study, published in the journal Global Change Biology, surveyed more than 55,000 trees across Eastern Amazonia.  Researchers compared undisturbed forests with "secondary" forests — areas that regrew after lo…