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March 28, 2025 1:53 PM
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April 7, 2:31 PM
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Nectar-loving tree frog likely moves pollen from flower to flower
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March 29, 11:04 AM
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Camera traps reveal a new way to track biodiversity
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March 20, 6:17 PM
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Scientists have discovered a new species of poisonous frog—brightly colored and measuring just a few millimeters—in the Amazon, according to a Peruvian government agency in charge of environmental conservation.
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February 17, 11:53 AM
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Hot off the Press! Our 2025 Annual Report tells the story of how Morpho is Educating for Conservation and helping teachers translate AWE in the Amazon into Action in the Classroom. Thanks to our donors, faculty, board, and our outstanding alumni for making 2025 an outstanding year. Enjoy!
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March 18, 4:11 PM
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A new study finds well-preserved areas of Amazon rainforest occupied and managed by Indigenous peoples show lower incidences of multiple diseases in the regions around them.
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March 18, 4:05 PM
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Watch Conservation International's VR and 360 video experience in the Amazon, #UnderTheCanopy
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March 18, 4:02 PM
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Scientist and National Geographic Fellow Dr. Thomas Lovejoy is leading a charge to combat deforestation and protect the Amazon.
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March 18, 3:58 PM
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March 9, 10:38 AM
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As mysterious bird declines crop up in the Amazon and beyond, scientists suspect climate change may be to blame
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October 8, 2025 8:47 PM
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The insects’ brilliant hues evolved in lush ecosystems to help them survive. Now they are becoming more muted to adapt to degraded landscapes – and they are not the only things dulling down
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March 5, 7:59 AM
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Throughout the Amazon Rainforest, forest fragmentation represents an escalating and existential threat to the preservation of fauna. Driven by intensive economic development, the expansion of agribusiness and large-scale infrastructure projects — such as highways, railways, power transmission lines and gas pipelines — continues carrying profound environmental risks. Foremost among these ecological pressures are the geographic […]
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February 24, 9:43 AM
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Morpho is co-facilitating this workshop on March 11 at 9AM ET! Space is limited! Learning for Life: Co-Creating Educational Strategies for a Living Planet is a dynamic 3-hour online training designed for educators, conservation practitioners, policymakers, and youth leaders seeking to align learning with global biodiversity goals. Register Here
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April 8, 3:26 PM
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The Morpho Institute is now an official 1% for the Planet Nonprofit Partner — joining a global movement that has directed hundreds of millions of dollars to environmental causes worldwide. Our work connecting educators to the Amazon rainforest is now eligible to receive giving from 1% member businesses. Because protecting the planet starts in the classroom.
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January 6, 3:21 PM
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March 20, 6:17 PM
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The tiny Amazon molly (Poecilia formosa) has always fascinated researchers because, according to the rules of evolution, it shouldn't have survived as a species, let alone thrive as a species for over 100,000 years. Using advanced genetic mapping and comparison techniques to track how the Amazon molly's DNA has changed over time, a new study set out to uncover the genetic secrets behind this apparent rebellion against evolutionary theory.
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March 18, 4:17 PM
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Fueled by açaí flowers, a bee's resin once used for war wounds is now evolving as a new ingredient for cosmetics.
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March 18, 4:12 PM
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Plastic pollution is so widespread in the Amazon that it’s turning up in fish, birds, manatees, and even remote streams far from human settlements.
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March 18, 4:07 PM
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I recently contributed a section on how to communicate about the Amazon for The Endangered Amazonia report, which came out this week in Spanish, Portuguese, and English. Here’s a brief summary of my contribution. From doom to agency: Talking about saving Amazonia Many stories about the Amazon read like elegies. Drought, smoke, lawlessness—each headline darker [Continue reading]
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March 18, 4:04 PM
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The Amazon rainforest is one of Earth’s most diverse ecosystems, playing a key role in maintaining regional and global climate stability. However, recent changes in land use, vegetation, and the climate have disrupted biosphere-atmosphere interactions, leading to significant alterations in the water, energy, and carbon cycles. These disturbances have far-reaching consequences for the entire Earth system.
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March 18, 4:00 PM
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A new study suggests many tropical insects may be far less able to cope with rising heat, with the Amazon among the regions facing the biggest risks
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March 18, 3:56 PM
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Hatchlings talk inside their shells to time their birth, but the roar of massive barges may soon drown out their sound.
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December 8, 2025 9:27 AM
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When YOU GIVE to Morpho you help: 🌿 Bring more educators into the rainforest to learn directly from local communities🌿 Strengthen conservation-education in the Amazon. 🌿 Expand access to our programs for teachers who need financial support 🌿 Align Morpho’s conservation education programs with the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) and🌿provide resources like this newsletter! Whether this is your first gift or another step in your journey with us, thank you for supporting conservation education. Donate today with the QR code or via this link: https://morphoinstitute.org/donate/
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March 5, 9:12 PM
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Now it’s our turn to shape what comes next. A new project. A mission years in the making.
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March 5, 7:57 AM
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Brazil bet big on a mega river dam using old data, but climate change is leaving its massive turbines high and dry.
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February 25, 11:32 AM
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What happens when you look for biodiversity on both the forest floor and in the rainforest canopy? During the Amazon Research Initiative for Educators (ARIE), educators and researchers used simple fruit-baited traps at the Amazon Conservatory of Tropical Studies (ACTS) in Peru to explore...
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