Satellite data show a 37% deforestation decrease in the world's largest rainforest last year, the lowest level of Amazon destruction since 2014.

Snakes rank among the most fascinating reptiles on Earth, and while many species are small and secretive, a select few grow ...

Tropical forests draw down and store large quantities of CO₂ from the atmosphere. The Amazon rainforest in South America, for ...

The Amazon Rainforest, often referred to as the “lungs of the Earth,” is a vibrant and diverse ecosystem teeming with an astounding array of wildlife. Covering approximately 5.5 million square ...

Amazonian deforestation is altering atmospheric moisture transport; as a result, even low levels of global warming could trigger dieback of most of the remaining forest. Read the paper: ...

In the coming months, voters in Brazil, Peru, and Colombia will elect new presidents. Together, these three countries contain roughly 82% of the Amazon rainforest, making their elections consequential ...

Global climate temperature is a key factor in the survival of the Amazon rainforest, indeed the survival of humans, civilization and the Earth. According to Copernicus, the European Union’s Earth ...

SAO PAULO (AP) — The administration of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva frequently touts how it has sharply slowed deforestation in the Amazon, and indeed it has. When the next official ...

Researchers examined the combined effects of tree loss and global warming in an effort to better understand how and when an ecosystem collapse could unfold. By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey If deforestation ...

SAO PAULO (AP) — The surge in gold prices in recent years has fueled a renewed mining rush in Brazil's Amazon rainforest, accelerating deforestation in protected areas and driving mercury ...