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 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 ...

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

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

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover global and domestic health care and conservation. Tracy and I on our hike through the rainforest (Tapajós National Forest ...

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 ...

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

Brazil’s decision to approve oil drilling exploration near the Amazon River has raised concerns over the future of the ...