Did you know the Amazon rainforest is called the “lungs of the Earth”? It covers over 2.5 million square miles. It’s home to ...

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.

The Amazon rainforest is on course to reach a crucial tipping point as soon as 2050, with devastating consequences for the region and the world’s ability to tackle climate change, according to a study ...

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest fell 11.08% in the 12 months through July compared with the same period a year ...

The Amazon Rainforest is known in part as one of the biggest carbon reserves on the planet (despite our best efforts to make it less so). A new study from U.S. and Brazilian scientists discerns how ...

Rising carbon dioxide levels have boosted the growth of trees in the Amazon rainforest over the past few decades, but it is unclear if this trend will continue ...