Earth's natural systems face mounting pressures, with seven of nine planetary boundaries now breached. The Planetary Health ...

When it comes to protecting tropical forests, the conversation usually centers on either "preventing deforestation" or ...

Henry Ford initiated the Fordlandia project in the lush Amazon rainforest of Brazil to secure a steady rubber supply. However, his corporate methods often clashed with local traditions and ...

Rampant illegal logging and armed criminal networks are pushing protected reserves across the Brazilian Amazon to the brink ...

Advanced mapping technology can reveal what lies beneath tropical forests, raising concerns about privacy, local communities, ...

A large Amazon study suggests the most powerful conservation move may be protecting the forests that are already standing. Preventing damage from wildfires and logging delivered the greatest ...

The BR-319 runs through a largely untouched stretch of the rainforest. A new initiative to pave it could put the Amazon and ...

Recent drops in Brazil's deforestation have been celebrated as a historic achievement. Forest loss in the Amazon fell by 23.5% in 2025 compared with the previous year. This drop contributed to a 21% ...

Tracking species relationships isn’t easy. Yet analysing 422 bird species across 1,410 locations offers far deeper insight, ...

Despite its stupid-fun premise of a big ol' snake running amok in the Amazon, Beware Boiúna is so dark and ugly that even ...

Luciana Gatti, who studies carbon uptake in the Amazon, aims to join Brazil’s lower house in next week’s elections ...

In 2014, the Discovery channel issued a special episode. In it, conservationist Paul Rosolie wore a special suit to be "eaten" by a snake. After immense pain, he called off the stunt, but apparently ...