The Amazon rainforest is often called the lungs of the planet because its trees help to regulate the global climate by ...

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is doing far more than clearing trees: it’s directly shrinking the region’s rain supply ...

A newly discovered species of Bartonella bacteria in Brazil’s Amazon sand flies shares DNA similarities with dangerous Andean ...

In a joint declaration issued at the Amazon summit, eight South American nations pledged to support Brazil's Tropical Forest ...

A new Bartonella species was discovered in Amazonian sand flies. Its close relation to Andean disease-causing species ...

China’s Great Wall Motors (GWM) has officially opened its new production facility in Brazil and unveiled a heavy-duty ...

The Amazon is the world's largest tropical forest, home to unmatched biodiversity and one of the planet's longest rivers.

A new species of bacteria of the genus Bartonella has been found in the Amazon National Park in the state of Pará, Brazil, in ...

Amazon states are eager to reap vast revenues, but carbon projects often fail to fix root causes of deforestation.

July 15 (UPI) --The Amazon rainforest -- considered one of the world's most important climate regulators -- continues to face serious threats in 2025. New data show that pressure on the ecosystem ...

A new and alarming pattern of destruction is emerging in the rainforest, challenging Brazilian authorities ahead of COP30. After plunging in 2023 and 2024, deforestation in the Amazon surged 92% ...

(RNS) — Attacks from the religious right on Marina Silva, a Pentecostal and longtime environmentalist, expose the rifts within Brazil’s evangelical movement as the Amazon’s future hangs in ...