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

With wildfires turning forests into “massive carbon emitters,” planting trees in some places could inadvertently increase ...

Scientists in a new study have found that gold mining in South America makes restoration of the Amazon rainforest impossible.

CAXIUANA NATIONAL FOREST, Brazil (AP) — A short walk beneath the dense Amazon canopy, the forest abruptly opens up. Fallen ...

There are thousands of tree species in the Amazon rainforest, many of which grow to between 80 and 100 feet tall, developing huge networks of branches that make up the canopy layer. A few trees ...

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

Beneath the dense canopy of the Amazon, a clearing reveals the stark reality of prolonged drought. Fallen logs decay, trees ...

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 ...