New research shows climate change may be overloading the Amazon's tree canopy, disrupting photosynthesis and signaling forest ...

A growing fleet of electric boats ferries Indigenous people through the heart of the Ecuadorean Amazon, providing a cheaper ...

More than a third of Colombia’s land mass is covered by the Amazon Rainforest and scientists have taken an interest in protecting its biodiversity. That’s particularly evident at a ...

Spanish conquistadors were the first Europeans to encounter the Amazon. But the true pioneers of Amazon rainforest exploration were the botanists, zoologists, and naturalists who discovered and ...

The Amazon Rainforest teems with exotic, diverse wildlife, from energetic monkeys to colorful macaws to predatory jaguars.

The urgent message was delivered to Brazilian officials during annual U.N. climate talks in Bonn, Germany, and includes new ...

Glaciers melting rapidly, fields of moss expanding, water streaming off ice shelves once frozen solid: these are just a few ...

Step into the wild heart of the Amazon Rainforest, where the most unique and elusive animals call home. In this video, get ready to discover 15 of the rarest creatures that roam the jungle, from the ...

Killed in the rainforest he hoped to help save, the journalist Dom Phillips left behind an unfinished manuscript. Those who ...

McIntyre’s expedition placed the Amazon at 4,000 miles to the Nile’s 4,160 miles. The competition between the two continues today, but the Nile is generally considered to be longer. The origin ...

MANAUS, Brazil — Months before hosting the U.N.’s first climate talks held in the Amazon, Brazil is fast-tracking a series of controversial decisions that undercut President Luiz Inácio Lula ...

Former U.S. Interior Bruce Babbitt, who sits on the board of the nonprofit Amazon Conservation, said in a statement that the bill “will lead to massive destruction of the Amazon rainforest. It should ...