Drug traffickers, illegal miners and criminal syndicates are rapidly expanding across the Amazon, pushing the rainforest closer to ecological collapse.

For the first time, scientists have documented microplastics in frog tadpoles living in the wild Amazon rainforest — and the ...

Amazon rainforest activist Paul Rosolie claimed he was blocked from using the word "Amazon" in Google Ads while discussing his conservation efforts because Bezos' company has dibs on the word ...

Despite a drop in the size of deforested areas, the number of wildfires in the region increased by more than 30 percent.

Deforestation coupled with climate change is rapidly pushing the Amazon Rainforest toward a perilous tipping point that could ...

What really caught our attention was the large quantity found, especially because this is an area with low [human] population ...

Vitória Régia imagines rightwing Bolsonaro plot succeeded with US help – and highlights threats facing Indigenous peoples ...

Researchers examined the combined effects of tree loss and global warming in an effort to better understand how and when an ...

Organized crime in South America is a threat to the Amazon rainforest, according to a report published on Tuesday, as the encroachment of criminal groups into protected areas fuels violence and sets ...

Gold prices have surged in recent years, sparking a mining rush in the Amazon that accelerates deforestation and mercury ...