Martti Pärssinen, lead author of the study, said the discovery changes scientists’ understanding of the “supposedly pristine ...

Scientists recently discovered hundreds of monumental, geometric earthworks known as "geoglyphs" in northern Brazil from the ...

The Amazon rainforest may look like one of the last truly wild places on Earth - but experts have discovered evidence of a ...

When President Joe Biden worked to burnish his climate legacy in the Brazilian Amazon on Sunday, the unspoken presence of Donald Trump shadowed the historic stop. A sitting American president had ...

LIDAR image of the Aquiry geoglyph site at Piloto. (© Martti Pärssinen and Fabio de Novaes, supplied) Today, the Amazon ...

Indigenous peoples forced from the Amazon rainforest are finally getting the legal power to return—and it’s not only about justice. Under their stewardship, the forests can thrive. In 2025, a small, ...

Police in Brazil have targeted a group suspected of using chemicals to clear a vast area of the Amazon rainforest in Para.

A campaign to protect one of the world's most important rainforests took an unexpected turn when conservationist Paul Rosolie ...

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 ...

Discover the unique Bald Uakari monkey, its rainforest lifestyle, and the threats facing this vulnerable Amazon species.

Brazil is using forensic science to tackle illegal gold mining in the Amazon. The mining is a top threat to the rainforest and Indigenous and other local communities as it has accelerated ...