A major international study involving researchers from The University of Manchester has found that rising global demand for ...

The construction often requires archaeological surveys before the paving starts, and some of the latest discoveries have ...

Even after fires, severe droughts, and windstorms, the vegetation in degraded Amazonian forests demonstrates a high capacity ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Amazon rainforest. Neil Palmer / CIAT The Brazilian Amazon is on pace to see forest clearing hit a record low this year, ...

These discoveries reinforce a growing understanding that the Amazon was far from a ‘human desert’ before colonisation ...

A short walk beneath the dense Amazon canopy, the forest abruptly opens up. Fallen logs are rotting, the trees grow sparser, and the temperature rises in places sunlight hits the ground. This is what ...

Every time humans cut into the Amazon rainforest or burn or destroy parts of it, they're making people sick. It's an idea Indigenous people have lived by for thousands of years. Now a new study in the ...

You might go for a walk in the forest to disconnect from work and calm your nerves after a busy week. The chirping and calls ...

A controversial geoengineering approach may help the Amazon rainforest store more carbon, but the benefits come with risks.

The sights and sounds of the Amazon rainforest come alive in this soothing and relaxing video that makes you feel you are in the heart of the world’s most biodiverse rainforest. The team at the Amazon ...

Every time humans cut into the Amazon rainforest or burn or destroy parts of it, they’re making people sick. It’s an idea Indigenous people have lived by for thousands of years. Now a new study in the ...

From legendary predators to playful river mammals and dazzling birds, these animals have become symbols of the Amazon’s wild ...