Amazon rainforest deforestation is reshaping the planet’s climate. It affects rainfall, raises global temperatures, and ...

Gold mining in the Amazon removes so much water from the ground that it's too hot and dry for seedlings to survive.

The Amazon forest adapted to long dry conditions with fewer big trees and slower carbon uptake. Younger trees grew, balancing ...

In a pristine corner of the Amazon, Brazilian and British scientists have spent more than two decades simulating drought to ...

Brazilian prosecutors have filed a lawsuit to annul a $180 million carbon offset deal involving the state of Pará, arguing ...

The Amazon rainforest is a lush, verdant expanse teeming with diverse wildlife, including vibrant macaws, elusive jaguars, ...

accounting for about half the total emissions of gaseous organic compounds from plants. "The Amazon rainforest alone is responsible for over a quarter of these emissions," explains atmospheric ...