From a bird's eye view, the Amazon rainforest appears as a lush green mosaic of treetops stretching as far as the eye can see. It is home to countless animal and plant species, many of which are ...

Babawru, a woman in her 40s, along with her mother and sister, believed they would be the last surviving members of the Akuntsu people ...

The Amazon rainforest plays a critical role in regulating Earth’s climate and supporting immense biodiversity. But what would ...

One official calls a newborn boy "a symbol of the resistance of the Akuntsu people, but also a source of hope for Indigenous ...

The Amazon may be approaching the point of near total collapse, a new study has concluded. The research, published in the journal Nature, found that climate change, combined with water stress and ...

"Nine jaws we've found have this twist, including the really well-preserved ones, so it's not a deformation." ...

HUMAITÁ, Brazil — Dorival Costa has no qualms about scorching the earth. The 70-year-old farmer in the Brazilian Amazon has just set fire to 5 acres of rainforest that he will convert into cattle ...

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon continues to decline, according to data released today by Brazil’s national space research institute, INPE. INPE’s deforestation alert system indicates that ...

While one side of Scandinavian Middle school's library is filled with books and tables, the other is glowing with a brand new ecosystem.

An Amazon summit, featuring leaders from Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Guyana, Venezuela, Suriname, and Ecuador, will meet for the first time in 14 years. The summit will address how the nations ...

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest slowed by nearly half compared to the year before, according to government satellite data released Wednesday. It’s the largest reduction since 2016, when ...

Brazil’s federal government reverses a decree after Indigenous protesters pressure it to drop plans tied to dredging the ...