Gold miners bring fresh wave of suffering to Brazil's Yanomami
Yanomami people are dying from flu, malaria and malnutrition brought into the Amazon rainforest reservation by resurgent illegal miners.
Sat Jan 20 2024
Amazon rainforest port records lowest water level in 121 years amid drought
Some areas of the Amazon have seen the lowest rain levels from July to September since 1980, according to the alert center.
Sun Oct 22 2023
Recordings show some 'mute' animals communicate vocally: Study
The research team combined their findings with data on the evolutionary history of acoustic communication for 1,800 other species.
Sat Oct 29 2022
Brazilian authorities find boat of slain British journalist, indigenous expert
The speedboat was submerged about 20 meters deep under the Itacoai river in the Amazon rainforest with the help of six sandbags.
Tue Jun 21 2022
Brazil police identify five more suspects in murder of British journalist
Police have already arrested three men for their murder in the Amazon rainforest.
Mon Jun 20 2022
Brazilian police find human remains in search for British journalist - Minister
A suspect who confessed to killing them in the Amazon rainforest, led police to a remote burial site where the remains were unearthed.
Thu Jun 16 2022
Coca-Cola the latest global brand to 'Adopt a Park' in Brazil rainforest
Coca-Cola Co on Wednesday agreed to sponsor a protected reserve in the Amazon rainforest.
Wed Apr 28 2021
Brazil's Pantanal, world's largest wetland, burns from above and below
Firefighters across Brazil are battling raging towers of flames from the Amazon rainforest to the Cerrado savannah.
Sun Aug 30 2020
Brazil's Bolsonaro calls surging Amazon fires a 'lie'
The president angrily denied the existence of fires in the Amazon rainforest, despite data produced by his own government showing that thousands of fires surging across the region.
Wed Aug 12 2020
Ecuador army plane crash kills all 22 aboard
An Ecuadoran army plane crashed in the Amazon rainforest Tuesday, killing all 22 people on board, President Rafael Correa said.
Wed Mar 16 2016