Take an adventure into the Amazon rainforest's wild setting in this incredible drone footage.

In a pristine corner of the Amazon, Brazilian and British scientists have spent more than two decades simulating drought to ...

Amazon rainforest deforestation is reshaping the planet’s climate. It affects rainfall, raises global temperatures, and ...

Gold mining in the Amazon is devastating soil and water; combined with heat, water loss, and topsoil depletion, it's stalling ...

The Amazon rainforest may be able to survive long-term drought caused by climate change, but adjusting to a drier, warmer world would exact a heavy toll, a study suggests. The Amazon rainforest ...

The Amazon rainforest is the world’s largest rainforest and river system, and the most biologically diverse place on earth. It covers roughly 40% of South America, spanning Brazil, Bolivia ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

aetherea is closely related to other species from the southwestern Amazon, but it maintains a distinct genetic lineage. Researchers suspect that these frogs have highly specific habitat ...

The Amazon rainforest may be able to survive long-term drought caused by climate change but could experience “profound changes” including the death of large trees and a diminished ability to ...

An area of the Amazon was subjected to drought conditions for the research (Paulo Bittencourt/PA) The Amazon rainforest may be able to survive long-term drought caused by climate change but could ...

The scalding waters, found in the Peruvian Amazon, are caused by geothermal activity. The green anaconda rules the rainforest. Often referred to as the "Queen of the Amazon", these snakes can ...