One official calls a newborn boy "a symbol of the resistance of the Akuntsu people, but also a source of hope for Indigenous ...

From a bird's eye view, the Amazon rainforest appears as a lush green mosaic of treetops stretching as far as the eye can see. It is home to countless animal and plant species, many of which are ...

The Amazon Rainforest generates its own weather. Each day, the forest’s 390 billion trees release approximately 20 billion metric tons of water vapor into the atmosphere through evapotranspiration, ...

Three women lived for years as the last members of the Akuntsu people, who were decimated by a government-backed push to ...

The tropical forests of the Amazon and Andes are some of the most biodiverse places on the planet, but across both regions, changes in climate and landscape conditions are driving a shift in the ...

One official calls a newborn boy "a symbol of the resistance of the Akuntsu people, but also a source of hope for Indigenous ...

SAO PAULO (AP) — Pugapia and her daughters, Aiga and Babawru, lived for years as the only surviving members of the Akuntsu, an Indigenous people decimated by a government-backed push to develop parts ...

Brazil's federal government reverses a decree after Indigenous protesters pressure it to drop plans tied to dredging the Tapajos River.

The Rainforest Cafe in Bloomington, Minnesota, changes that equation by bringing the jungle to you, complete with wildlife, ...

A study of changes to the habitats of more than 700 species reveals massive biodiversity loss—but also possibilities for restoration. "There is a lot of talk about deforestation and biodiversity loss ...

A rare ancient plant dating to the dinosaur era is found living underwater in Amazon wetlands, reshaping science and ...

A 200-million-year-old cycad species that coexisted with dinosaurs and still survives has been discovered in the Amazon.