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

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

A decades-long project set out to simulate a future in which the changing climate could deplete the Amazon of rainfall.

Scientists in a new study have found that gold mining in South America makes restoration of the Amazon rainforest impossible.

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

New study highlights Amazon’s critical role in the Earth’s climate system, revealing that land-use changes and accelerating deforestation reduce biogenic trace gas emissions and impact atmospheric ...

In The Spirit of the Rainforest, Dr. Rosa Vásquez Espinoza weaves indigenous wisdom with scientific discovery in an ...

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 ...

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

Satellite images appear to show a new highway cutting through the rainforest ... and a threat to plant and animal life. Dozens of uncontacted people deep in the Peruvian Amazon have been captured ...