It's a place where few living things can survive in the water. Deep in the world's largest rainforest, there is a boiling ...

Tropical forests host an estimated 62% of global terrestrial vertebrate species on less than 20% of the Earth's land area and provide resources that directly benefit ~1.5 billion people throughout the ...

New research from a team of tropical biologists forecasts some of the changes that may occur in the Amazon rainforest as temperatures rise due to climate change.

Tom Lovejoy, an authority on Amazonia -- is still threatened. Why? For the most part, the original threats to the forest remain in place: poverty, population growth, greed, short-term planning.

It’s a place where few living things can survive in the water. Deep in the world’s largest rainforest, there is a boiling river. Found in eastern central Peru, it is a small tributary that ...

Previous support and pledges from the United States have helped to slow forest loss in Brazil. Will Trump reverse that ...

Amazonia is home to millions of species, including humans and rodents. Just outside the forest, in Guaiviry, Brazil, Dulcídio Gomes entertains children by pairing traditional garb with a Batman mask.

they journey together along the 4000 km from the mouth of the Amazon River in Brazil to one of its sources in Ecuador where they meet with the guardians of the forest. As a result, we witness ...

Human ingenuity has made cassava edible for millennia. Brazil’s rainforest is a massive carbon store, so its severe drought could be a tipping point for the global climate. Listen to The ...