For hundreds of years, the Amazon has been exploited for its gold. Today, the precious metal is just as sought after, but the ...

Three additional expeditions to the Jari Valley on the border between the states of Amapá and Pará reached several other giant trees, including the tallest Brazil nut tree ever recorded in the ...

Brazil nuts are nutrient-dense tree nuts native to the Amazon rainforest, primarily found in Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru. They ...

She was already aware that she was severely allergic to Brazil nuts, a type of tree nut, but it was unclear what triggered her allergic reaction in this instance. She noted that her partner had ...

Commercial supplies of Brazil nuts are still derived entirely from wild trees though there are concerns that they're being harvested too intensively. Brazil nuts can be eaten raw or used in cooking.