Every year, roughly 182 million tons of dust lifts off the western edge of the Sahara Desert and begins a 5,000-mile journey ...

The Amazon rainforest responded to the most severe drought ever recorded in the basin with an unexpected defense mechanism.

Andean Parliament declares State of Emergency for Amazon Basin: meet the activist who made it happen. Earlier this month the Amazon Basin netted a necessary win - the Andean Parliament declared a ...

‘We cannot replace USAID, but we can do big things’: conservation plots a future without American money ...

Adeline Tedesco had a full day of excursions before jumping in the water ...

Need for minerals, biofuels and pulp adding to pressures from ranching, monocrops, oil and logging, analysis finds ...

Have you ever wondered what secrets the Amazon Basin holds beneath its murky waters? I'm Flavio Gallo Cardozo, a biologist from Bolivia, and I'm excited to share with you the journey of discovering a ...

The Amazon Rainforest is one of the most fascinating and mystical places on earth hiding many rare species, including snakes.

The Amazon Rainforest is home to some of the most exotic and beautiful animal life on the planet. Recently, scientists have discovered another rainforest resident deep within Brazil’s palm-dense Juruá ...

Between June 23 and July 6, 2025, police forces from Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru joined forces in a cross-border law enforcement initiative targeting environmental crimes like illegal mining, ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Archaeologists have discovered a lost colonial city in the Amazon ...

An international team of scientists announced their recent discovery of a colorful new poison frog in a remote place deep in the Amazon rainforest. Ranitomeya aetherea, a new poison frog species ...