Scientists created an artificial drought in the Amazon rainforest for over two decades. Initially resilient, the forest lost ...

Embark on a mesmerizing aerial journey through the wonders of the world’s largest tropical rainforest. Glide above the lush ...

South America’s Amazon contains nearly a third of all the tropical rainforests left on Earth. It covers just 1% of the planet ...

Pacific beetle cockroaches have an extraordinary ability to produce a milk-like substance for their young, which crystallizes ...

Previous strong El Niños have tested the Amazon’s limits, causing lasting damage on top of the destruction wrought by deforestation and climate change. El Niño-related droughts fueled rampant ...

The Amazon rainforest rarely burned before humans arrived. A 10,000-year record reveals how human-set fires transformed the forest over time.

Delay to rainy season in forest already damaged by human-driven heating could trigger powerful ‘Godzilla’ El Niño ...

This November, the United Nations will descend on the city of Belém, Brazil in an attempt to solve climate change. The 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP30, will bring 50,000 people ...

The southwest of the Amazon rain forest has long been regarded as a pristine wilderness, undisturbed by large scale human disturbance until recently. But that story has been turned on its head by a ...

The forests of the Brazilian Amazon are, by any measure, among the most important ecosystems on Earth. They absorb carbon on a planetary scale, regulate rainfall across South America, and shelter ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Tens of thousands of acres of the Amazon Rainforest are being cut down ...