U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to visit the Amazon rainforest and meet Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ...

U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to visit the Amazon rainforest and meet Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ...

Almost 20% of the Kayapó Indigenous Territory has burned in this year’s Amazon drought, the worst ever recorded in Brazil.

Rural-to-urban migration is a worldwide phenomenon and the Amazon is no exception. Nonetheless, a very large proportion of ...

Insufficient rainfall in 2023-2024 has taken a toll on South America’s rivers and groundwater and upended daily life in ...

Peru’s mountaintop icon has long been a poster child for overtourism, and despite recent measures to limit visitation, travelers still have to deal with, well, other travelers at this sacred space.

Part of the reason for the dry spell comes from the fact that glaciers that feed rivers in many countries suffered the ...

This is the worst year on record for Amazon forest loss in the country, fueled by slash-and-burn agriculture and climate ...

The receding waters have turned the banks of the river into steep walls of earth, preventing the barges that supply Leticia's ...

From financing expeditions in the New World to founding hospitals and schools, these women were incredibly influential—and ...

members of Colombia's Indigenous Yagua community tramp along the dried-up riverbed of a branch of the mighty Amazon. In the ...

MANAUS, Brazil — One of the Amazon River’s main tributaries has dropped to its lowest level ever recorded, Brazil’s geological service said Friday, reflecting a severe drought that has ...