Brazil sold extraction rights to 19 oil and gas blocks near the mouth of the Amazon river Tuesday, at an auction slammed by ...

Frequent forest fires and agricultural expansion are degrading soil health in the southern Brazilian Amazon. This results in ...

Brazil has auctioned off several land and offshore potential oil sites near the Amazon River, aiming to expand production in ...

Journey deep into the heart of the Amazon Rainforest, a place so vast and mysterious that it hides secrets of ancient tribes and forgotten communities. We’ll reveal the untold stories of the hidden ...

Scientists have used clues locked into tree rings to reveal major changes in the Amazon's rainfall cycle over the last 40 ...

The Detroit Zoological Society’s Amazon program equips students with supplies and knowledge—linking conservation and ...

Forests are some of the Earth’s most vital ecosystems, playing a crucial role in supporting biodiversity, regulating the climate, and providing resources for countless species, including humans. But ...

Rainforests conjure images of tropical climates and abundant varieties of colorful plants and animals, like the Amazon, but there is some discussion regarding whether or not West Virginia has a ...

With the first U.N. climate talks in the Amazon set for November, Brazil is fast-tracking a series of controversial decisions ...

The Amazon forest adapted to long dry conditions with fewer big trees and slower carbon uptake. Younger trees grew, balancing ...

Have you ever thought about what magical beings might be lurking deep within the Amazon Rainforest? Imagine a world where the trees tower above like skyscrapers and rivers twist and turn like snakes.

Understanding how drought can affect the Amazon, an area twice the size of India that crosses into several South American nations, has implications far beyond the region. The rainforest stores a ...