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 ...

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 ...

However, the origin of aerosol particles in pristine air over the Amazon rainforest during the wet season is poorly understood. A new study reveals that rainfall regularly induces bursts of newly ...

An archaeologist has supported claims that the Amazon rainforest is a man-made garden planted by a lost civilisation in ...

according to government data released on Wednesday -- the smallest area destroyed in the world's largest rainforest in nine years. Roughly 6,288 square km (2,428 square miles) of Amazon were ...