Illegal gold mining in the Amazon rainforest has long been a source of environmental degradation and human health risks. Now, ...

Each dry season, farmers carve up and burn hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of acres in one of the world’s largest ...

A foreigner – reported as ‘English’ or ‘British’ in local media – was beaten by residents who accused him of shooting a man ...

Satellite data reveal a link between the amount of black carbon in the atmosphere and rates of Antarctic sea ice loss in recent years.

If you're looking for an adventure for your next vacation, consider a trip to the Amazon, where you can drive on one of the ...

A recent amendment to Peru’s Forestry and Wildlife Law has sparked intense backlash from environmental groups and Indigenous ...

Mercury pollution accumulated in trees could offer a new way to keep tabs on destructive gold mining operations in the Amazon rainforest. “We could potentially see whether mining is starting to ramp ...

Mercury concentrations in fig trees could provide useful information about mining activity in the rainforest over time ...

A British man has reportedly been lynched and burned alive by a mob in Ecuador's Amazon rainforest region. He was said to ...

Thousands of fires are currently wreaking havoc in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. Many of them have been blazing for months, and it could take months more still to put them out. Although fires ...

Named the Northern Green Anaconda (Eunectes akayima), this reptilian behemoth can grow up to 7.5 meters (24.6 feet) in length ...

Scientists working on Will Smith's new show found a record-breaking anaconda species in the Amazon rainforest. The discovery, ...