In Brazil, large swaths of the rainforest were draped in smoke in August from fires raging across the Amazon, Cerrado ...

A vampire hedgehog, a pygmy pipehorse, and a"blob-headed" fish were among the hundreds of new species identified in 2024.

Major archaeological finds around the world continue to make headlines. Among recent discoveries are a 4,500-year-old canoe in Lake Mendota, Wisconsin; eighth-century settlement remains in ...

The fires and drought experienced in 2024 across the Amazon rainforest could be ominous indicators that we are reaching the ...

In 2024, the Amazon rainforest faced severe wildfires and drought, highlighting climate challenges and leading to increased ...

A warming climate fed drought that in turn fed the worst year for fires in the Amazon rainforest since 2005. And those fires ...

This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center Rainforest Reporting Grant. YURIMAGUAS, Alto Amazonas, Peru — ...

Ecuador’s Amazon trees face extinction risks as seed-dispersing animals vanish. 14% are critically endangered, and 47% may go ...

The in-depth story of the “Amazon Chernobyl” Disaster in Ecuador. Deep within the Lungs of the World - the Amazon Rainforest - a disaster of unprecedented magnitude is taking place. Those responsible ...

Astonishing new photos from Brazil’s Amazon rainforest give a glimpse of a prosperous, never-before-seen indigenous community ...

The Biden White House on Friday announced a $1 billion giveaway to Ecuador, prompting widespread anger from the American people.