On the banks of the Guama River where the city of Belem presses up against the vast green Amazon, Brazil is pioneering an ...

Scientists working in the Amazon rainforest have discovered a new species of snake, rumored to be the biggest in the world. A team from the University of Queensland traveled to the Ecuadorian Amazon ...

Brazilian farmers want to end a ban on planting soya on cleared land, which critics say would spur deforestation.

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — 2024 was a brutal year for the Amazon rainforest, with rampant wildfires and extreme drought ravaging large parts of a biome that’s a critical counterweight to climate change.

HUMAITA, Brazil, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Water levels in the rivers that run through the vast Amazon rainforest have been falling, after a record drought followed by less rain, presenting unprecedented ...

A short walk beneath the dense Amazon canopy, the forest abruptly opens up. Fallen logs are rotting, the trees grow sparser, and the temperature rises in places sunlight hits the ground. This is what ...

Tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest are being paved over in Brazil to make way for a new four-lane highway ahead of an upcoming climate summit. Belém, which is set to host the ...

The Amazon rainforest is on course to reach a crucial tipping point as soon as 2050, with devastating consequences for the region and the world’s ability to tackle climate change, according to a study ...

An eight-mile stretch of Amazon rainforest is being cleared to make space for a new four-lane highway that's being built in Brazil to ferry delegates to a climate conference later this year. The ...