Scientists recently discovered a new species of green anaconda in the Amazon rainforest. A new Nat Geo series shows the ...

The Amazon’s worst fire season in decades is turning the rainforest into a massive carbon emitter.

Many locals are cheering on the Brazilian government’s plans to rebuild a decrepit highway. Environmentalists are less keen ...

A group representing some of the world’s largest soybean traders is exiting a landmark deal created in Brazil to protect the ...

The Amazon is undergoing a radical transformation. New research suggests the rainforest is now entering a hypertropical state ...

The Amazon Rainforest is one of the most vital ecosystems on Earth but it's facing growing threats from deforestation, ...

CATALAO, Brazil (AP) — Santa Claus braved the sticky heat of the Amazon rainforest this weekend, taking two boats to bring gifts to the children of a small village near the Brazilian city of Manaus.

Some of the world's largest soybean traders are preparing to break their agreement to curb deforestation of the Amazon ...

A short walk beneath the dense Amazon canopy, the forest abruptly opens up. Fallen logs are rotting, the trees grow sparser, and the temperature rises in places sunlight hits the ground. This is what ...

When they say lights out in the Amazon jungle, student Erin Burke heeds the warning. “That’s when the snakes and wild animals come out,” said the travel and tourism management major. For two weeks, ...