The Amazon rainforest responded to the most severe drought ever recorded in the basin with an unexpected defense mechanism.

An ambitious project about to get underway intends to see how the trees will respond to the CO2 levels of the future ...

Brazil to invest $75 million in highway through Amazon and unveils environmental protection plan - Brazil’s government has ...

Four siblings were stranded in the Amazon rainforest for 40 days after their plane crashed. Here’s everything to know about ...

By Adriano Machado, Lais Morais and Ricardo Brito ITAITUBA, Brazil, May 29 (Reuters) - Billions of dollars worth of gold is ...

"I think we can confidently say that the more deforestation happens, the lower this global warming threshold becomes." ...

The Amazon Rainforest is one of the most fascinating and mystical places on earth hiding many rare species, including snakes.

The water level at a major river port in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest hit its lowest point in at least 121 years on Monday, as a historic drought upends the lives of hundreds of thousands of people and ...

The lower house of Brazil’s Congress has approved a bill to relax environmental licensing to pave a highway cutting through the heart of the Amazon that scientists say will threaten the future of the ...

By Rhett Ayers Butler [( In the Amazon, a forest can remain on the map while losing much of what makes it function. The ...

There's no denying that the Amazon rainforest is the most dense and humid wilderness where life thrives at every layer of the ...

Brazil's Amazonas state is grappling with rapidly diminishing water levels, beaching dozens of boats and homes. It is anticipated that by the time 2023 takes its final bow, 500,000 people will be ...