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 ...

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 ...

In 2019, the Amazon rainforest was burning unprecedentedly ... Of course, in true Hollywood fashion, the real story wasn’t that pretty cinematic. Deforestation is tied to ranchers and farmers, who use ...

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon Rainforest Falls to Lowest Since 2015 By Lisandra Paraguassu and Jake Spring BRASILIA (Reuters) -Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon fell 30.6% in the 12 months ...