Deforestation is having a more devastating effect on the Amazon rainforest than earlier data suggested. While cutting down ...

Deforestation remains the top culprit paired with several destructive human activities behind Amazon's devastation.

The amount of rainfall in the southern Amazon basin has declined by 8 to 11 per cent since 1980, largely due to the impact of ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — 2024 was a brutal year for the Amazon rainforest, with rampant wildfires and extreme drought ravaging large parts of a biome that’s a critical counterweight to climate change.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A new model pinpoints "tipping points" that the Amazon rainforest is approaching due to climate ...

The Amazon rainforest is often called the “lungs of the Earth” and credited with producing some 20 percent of the world’s ...

Amazon Rainforest Day, first celebrated in 2008, aims to raise awareness about the importance of Earth’s largest rainforest. There is a place where the Amazon meets the Andes, where forests climb the ...

The Amazon Rainforest is home to some of the most exotic and beautiful animal life on the planet. Recently, scientists have discovered another rainforest resident deep within Brazil’s palm-dense Juruá ...

What’s lurking in and around the rainforest canopy? That’s a hard question to answer, especially in tall and dense forests. Traditional tracking methods, like camera traps, often miss out on elusive ...

BOGOTA, Colombia — 2024 was a brutal year for the Amazon rain forest, with rampant wildfires and extreme drought ravaging large parts of a biome that’s a critical counterweight to climate change. A ...