In Brazil’s southern Amazonian region, where the notorious “arc of deforestation” has been expanding since the 1970s, forest ...

A fallen tree reveals seven burial urns in the Brazilian Amazon: human remains, fish, and turtles found in giant pots.

Mercury contamination comes mainly from illegal gold mining and forest clearing that wash mercury that naturally occurs in ...

Every time humans cut into the Amazon rainforest or burn or destroy parts of it, they're making people sick. It's an idea ...

Brazil's Amazon rainforest has shrunk by an area as big as Spain over four decades and is nearing a dangerous tipping point, ...

The Amazon Rainforest — a vast green expanse across nine countries, covering over six million square kilometers. From above, it is a living mosaic, dense, vibrant, and teeming with life. Glide over ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A new model pinpoints "tipping points" that the Amazon rainforest is approaching due to climate ...

In 2023, the Amazon rainforest experienced its worst recorded drought since records began. River levels dropped dramatically ...

A Texas refinery that supplies green fuel to U.S. airlines has been purchasing animal fat from cattle raised on illegally ...

A study published Sept. 11 in the journal Communications Earth & Environment found that rates of certain diseases were lower ...

Recent research shows that there is considerable overlap in the important corridors for jaguars and key freshwater species, ...

This marks the first time researchers have identified ancient beetles, flies, ants and wasps in fossilized tree resin in ...