A new study reveals that gold mining in the Amazon alters the soil and dries out the land, preventing forest regeneration.

Climate skeptics are targeting new research on the Amazon to downplay global warming's impact on rainforests as Brazil ...

Human Rights Watch found a major international company could be sourcing cattle from ranches linked to deforestation.

The Amazon rainforest, long perceived as a pristine wilderness, is now being unveiled as a cradle of ancient garden towns.

Avoiding products that drive deforestation is an easy step one ...

By Shanna Hanbury In 2024, the Amazon Rainforest underwent its most devastating forest fire season in more than two decades.

The Amazon rainforest experienced its worst fire season in over two decades in 2024, with devastating consequences for both ...

A new study by researchers at the European Commission's Joint Research Center reveals that the Amazon rainforest has just ...

Plastic pollution is so widespread in the Amazon that it’s turning up in fish, birds, manatees, and even remote streams far ...

An annual progress report shows that agriculture and wildfires continue to decimate forests despite a global promise to stop ...

"We're not seeing signs of them dying off," one of the study's lead authors told NBC News. "They are increasing in size and ...

Trees across the Amazon rainforest are growing larger in response to rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, according to a major new study. The research, published in the Nature Plants ...