A new set of high-resolution biomass data has revealed that tropical forests in the Amazon basin have shifted from being a carbon sink to a net source of carbon emissions since 2020.

Brazil's state oil and gas giant Petrobras is closer to obtaining a license to drill in the environmentally sensitive Amazon ...

Discover seven giant rainforest animals from gorillas to black caimans and learn how these massive species survive in lush ...

Every rainy season, the Cristalino River in the south of the Amazon basin bursts its banks, enabling travellers to kayak ...

Indigenous territories are widely recognized as vital for conserving the environment and biodiversity, but far less is known ...

Rising carbon dioxide levels have boosted the growth of trees in the Amazon rainforest over the past few decades, but it is unclear if this trend will continue ...

Image An Indigenous Korubo boy in the Amazon rainforest. Image by Paulo Múmia/Fundação Nacional dos Povos Indígenas [National ...

When Fredy Yavinape was a young child, he didn’t know the biological concept of an “umbrella species.” These are species that ...

WASHINGTON — Scientists have discovered prehistoric insects preserved in amber for the first time in South America, providing ...

Monitoring shows a 52% decline in pink dolphins and a 34% drop in gray river dolphins in this part of the Amazon in recent ...

A flash of pink breaks the muddy surface of the Amazon River as scientists and veterinarians, waist-deep in the warm current, patiently work a mesh net around a pod of river ...

The new record could help conservationists strategize ways to consider feline movements during construction of hydroelectric ...