Every time humans cut into the Amazon rainforest or burn or destroy parts of it, they're making people sick. It's an idea ...

The Amazon rainforest, spanning eight countries, is a vital ecosystem housing 10% of Earth's species and holding 20% of the world's freshwater. It stores billions of tons of carbon, crucial for ...

The Amazon rainforest is often called the lungs of the planet because its trees help to regulate the global climate by ...

"Somewhere in the middle of the Amazon," Bodine outlined the expedition, "then up the river several hundred miles, then once ...

This year’s U.N. climate conference, on the edge of the rainforest, is fueling criticism of the host nation and the entire ...

Missouri State University researchers are crowdfunding an expedition to the Amazon Rainforest to search for evidence of an ...

CAXIUANA NATIONAL FOREST, Brazil (AP) — 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 ...

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 ...

In 2023, the Amazon rainforest experienced its worst recorded drought since records began. River levels dropped dramatically ...

Pope Leo XIV, the Apostolic Administrator of Chiclayo, Bishop Robert Prevost, preaches during a Corpus Christi Mass in a stadium in Chiclayo, Peru, on June 19, 2019. (Credit: Julio Reano/AP.) Listen ...

Explorer Lucy Shepherd uncovers a host of predators Guyana’s Amazon rainforest, including one of the world’s deadliest snakes, the Bushmaster. Watch the full documentary ' Secret Amazon: Into the Wild ...