Co-directed by Edivan Guajajara, Chelsea Greene and Rob Grobman, the documentary introduces us to several competing concerns: ...

A decades-long project set out to simulate a future in which the changing climate could deplete the Amazon of rainfall.

Gold mining in the Amazon removes so much water from the ground that it's too hot and dry for seedlings to survive.

The Amazon rainforest is often referred to as the “lungs of the Earth” because it plays a significant role in regulating the ...

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

When trees are cut, or wither and die from drought ... draws some parallels with the past two years, when much of the Amazon rainforest, under the influence of El Nino and the impact of climate ...

Decades of ranching in the Amazon have earned Roque Quagliato, Brazil’s “King of Cattle,” great wealth – and some trouble.

The children were lost in the jungle for 39 days.

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 ...

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 ...