The big trees of the Amazon are getting bigger. But, as much as this helps to store carbon, they are also at risk.

The Amazon has been called a “tree of rivers” – multi-branched, intricate, connected – and in many ways, a cruise is the only way to really explore it.

Very few people outside of this region know about the decades of disappearances, torture and mass evictions of people from ...

Dams cause harm all over the world. They destroy habitats, disrupt rain patterns, worsen water scarcity and cause mass death.

Dams cause harm all over the world. They destroy habitats, disrupt rain patterns, worsen water scarcity and cause mass death.

Researchers from the UAB and the UB are working with Indigenous Amazonian communities to understand health issues from a ...

But today, this site in George Washington national forest, along with other near-pristine forests across the US that amount ...

The Andean Community has ordered Peru to take immediate action against illegal gold mining and mercury trafficking. The ...

From lions in Kenya to polar bears in Canada, countries across the globe have become tourist destinations not solely for ...

Scientists warn that "flying rivers" — invisible streams of moisture that carry rain from the Atlantic Ocean westward across ...

Hosts of NPR's science podcast discuss new findings about long-distance fly migration, an unexpected impact of emissions in the Amazon, and fish noises.

Life in the Amazon region following total deforestation of its rainforest sounds pretty bleak: dry spells punctuated by bouts of extreme rain; strong winds that stunt any forest regrowth; and rising ...