The construction of a road is drawing attention in the run-up to the annual U.N. climate conference in Brazil.

Brazil’s Amazon state of Rondonia has passed a law in favor of cattle ranchers who converted a large area of rainforest ...

When Stéphen Rostain first began his archaeology career, other scientists tried to discourage him from studying the Amazon ...

Brazilian researchers are using laser technology to unearth a lost Portuguese colony and challenge long-held beliefs about human settlement in the Amazon.

A new report adds to the already overwhelming case that protected areas and Indigenous territories in the Amazon Rainforest ...

I traveled deep into the Amazon in Peru to discover the adventures that await in the rainforest. All U.S. service members ...

Why it's incredible: El Cono stands alone in the rainforest and has a mysterious pyramidal shape. Cerro El Cono is a 1,310-foot-tall (400 meters), pyramid-like formation in the Amazon rainforest.

Beyond lush canopies and winding rivers, the Amazon Rainforest offer some of the world's most exotic and colourful bird species. Scarlet Macaw, a striking Amazonian bird, features red, yellow ...

See All Key Ideas MADEIRA RIVER, Brazil — While the Amazon Rainforest’s historical drought was peaking in September 2024, the Paraizinho community, in the southern Amazon, went through its ...

Peru holds the second-largest share of Amazon rainforest after Brazil, with over 70 million hectares — about 60% of Peru’s territory, according to the nonprofit Rainforest Trust. It’s one of ...

Deep in the heart of Brazil's Amazon rainforest, a silent and haunting story of unimaginable loss came to a tragic end. Known as the Last of his Tribe and Man of the Hole, an unnamed indigenous ...