The Amazon Rainforest, often referred to as the “lungs of the Earth,” is a vibrant and diverse ecosystem teeming with an ...

The Trump administration’s decision to close the U.S. Agency for International Development has drawn widespread criticism ...

Besides Trump's withdrawal already from the Paris climate agreement, advocates fear he'll cut U.S. funding for policing that ...

This expansive forest stretches across several South American countries, breathing life into the very atmosphere we depend on ...

As deforestation increases in the Amazon, it will decrease precipitation in California and create drier conditions in ...

They fear Donald Trump’s second administration will bring nothing good for the Amazon rainforest. Besides Trump’s Day 1 move to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, they fear he’ll cut ...

Peru’s boiling river reaches 210°F, killing animals instantly. Scientists found biodiversity drops by 11% for every 1.8°F ...

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 ...

The dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development will deliver a major blow to efforts including humanitarian ...

BOGOTA, Colombia — Alexis Damancio Silva can’t forget the hardship in his town of Puerto Narino in far southern Colombia last year when extreme drought nearly dried up the Amazon River.

It's not always cozy and warm in the Amazon rainforest: Cold waves can cause temperatures to drop drastically. Researchers have investigated how animals react to this. Anyone conducting research ...