Did you know the Amazon rainforest is called the “lungs of the Earth”? It covers over 2.5 million square miles. It’s home to ...

The Amazon rainforest, long perceived as a pristine wilderness, is now being unveiled as a cradle of ancient garden towns.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A new model pinpoints "tipping points" that the Amazon rainforest is approaching due to climate ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — 2024 was a brutal year for the Amazon rainforest, with rampant wildfires and extreme drought ravaging large parts of a biome that’s a critical counterweight to climate change.

Archaeologists have discovered a lost colonial city in the Amazon rainforest that dates back to the 18th century. The Portuguese settlement previously appeared on some maps but its exact location was ...

A short walk beneath the dense Amazon canopy, the forest abruptly opens up. Fallen logs are rotting, the trees grow sparser, and the temperature rises in places sunlight hits the ground. This is what ...

PORTO VELHO, Brazil, Feb 17 - Brazilian environmental agents seized the equivalent of more than 5,000 truckloads of timber in an operation targeting one of the most heavily logged regions of the ...

Scientists say that warming has breached a critical threshold for tropical coral reefs, which are expected to see catastrophic losses in the years ahead. They warn that if warming continues unchecked, ...

An eight-mile stretch of Amazon rainforest is being cleared to make space for a new four-lane highway that's being built in Brazil to ferry delegates to a climate conference later this year. The ...

Tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest are being paved over in Brazil to make way for a new four-lane highway ahead of an upcoming climate summit. Belém, which is set to host the ...