Tropical rainforests play a vital role in global climate regulation and biodiversity conservation. However, a major new study ...

A type of artificial intelligence that mimics the functioning of the human brain could represent a powerful solution in ...

Indigenous organizations petitioned the Peruvian government to create Yavarí Mirim, an Indigenous reserve on the Amazon ...

Deforestation in the Amazon increases rainfall in the wet season and reduces it in the dry season, according to new research ...

Brazil stands at a crucial moment in history as the host of the 30th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ...

The construction of the Balbina hydroelectric dam in the Brazilian Amazon led to the loss of seven endemic fish species in ...

In the heart of South America lies the Amazon rainforest, one of the world’s most vital and biodiverse ecosystems. Covering ...

New study shows Amazon rainfall stable despite deforestation, but seasonal shifts threaten regional ecosystem balance.

Clearing trees to make way for coca fields is a key driver of Amazon forest destruction. Indigenous groups fear their nature and sustainable business projects will end for good as the US Agency ...

The potentially catastrophic slowdown of a critical ocean current due to climate change may have one upside: it could help prop up the Amazon rainforest in the face of rising temperatures.

The threat these trends represent can hardly be overstated. The Amazon is rapidly approaching a tipping point, beyond which forest dieback could cause permanent degradation. The region’s ...