Archaeologists working in the Amazon have uncovered sealed stone spheres that contain carefully arranged human bones, but the remains inside do not appear to belong to single individuals. Instead, ...

The discovery clashes with the traditional image of humans evolving on the savannas of East Africa. By Carl Zimmer For generations, scientists looked to the East African savanna as the birthplace of ...

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 ...

The Amazon rainforest is under constant threat from encroachment and segmentation, but animals are finding a lifeline thanks ...

Rainforests, vital ecosystems supporting over half of Earth's species, play a crucial role in global climate regulation. This ...

Amazon Rainforest Day, first celebrated in 2008, aims to raise awareness about the importance of Earth’s largest rainforest. There is a place where the Amazon meets the Andes, where forests climb the ...

As pastures and thirsty crops dry up the Amazon, Indigenous people try to adapt traditional farming methods. The deep timbre ...

While delegates gathered in Belem, around 180 kilometres away, in Tome-Acu, trucks transported wood from a deforested area of ...