A pledge from the Brazilian president to pave a road that runs through the Amazon rainforest is prompting concerns from ...

This year has been the worst for the Amazon rainforest in almost two decades. Although there has been a measured decline in ...

The Amazon, often called the "lungs of the planet," is the world's largest tropical forest, playing a crucial role in the ...

Nearly 40% of the Amazon's vital climate regions are unprotected, raising concerns about deforestation and the urgent need ...

Scientists agree that preserving the Amazon rainforest is vital to combating global warming, but new data on Wednesday ...

The river was creamy brown, soup-like, and slow-moving beneath the scorching blue sky. Sandy yellow clumps of foam floated on ...

A man who has been dubbed the real-life Tarzan is on a mission to save 92,000 acres of the Amazon rainforest. Paul Rosolie, 36, says he has seen the devastating change within the Amazon jungle ...

Extreme drought across Brazil’s Amazon worsens local fears for the future Historically low water levels have affected hundreds of thousands of people and wildlife across Brazil’s Amazon and ...

The dry conditions contributed to the highest number of fires in the Amazon rainforest from January through July in nearly 20 years, Reuters reported. During July, satellites detected more than ...

In the Eastern Amazon flooded forest, trees stay partly covered by water due to the rainy season that typically lasts from February to June. Photo is taken in early August when the water levels start ...

Nearly 40% of the areas of the Amazon rainforest most critical to curbing climate change have not been granted special government protection, as either nature or indigenous reserves, according to ...