What these men had in common, according to those who knew them, is that they spoke out against drug cartels engaged in ...

While oil prospects in the Amazon north shore attract international attention, the offer of exploration blocks around ...

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

Brazil, where most of the Amazon sits, lost more tropical forest ... were not the only group who gave in to the lure of turning rainforest into cash. Peru’s government amended its forestry ...

A short walk beneath the dense Amazon canopy, the forest abruptly opens up. Fallen logs are rotting, the trees grow sparser and the temperature ...

Deep in the Amazon rainforest, I joined local hunters for a catch and cook experience like no other. From traditional trapping methods to open-fire cooking, we prepared and tasted some of the most ...

The bishop sat quietly near the front row, hands folded, listening as Indigenous leaders and church workers spoke about the threats to Peru’s northern forests, a part of the Amazon rain forest.

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 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 ...

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 ...