The Amazon rainforests are a massive stretch of greenery, filled with unimaginable wildlife, and promising an exhilarating ...

BELEM, Brazil (AP) — In the run-up to the annual U.N. climate conference, set to take place in Brazil’s Amazon in November, ...

The Amazon rainforest is one of the world's greatest natural resources, both in terms of the resources it contains and its ...

Brazil’s Amazon state of Rondonia has passed a law in favor of cattle ranchers who converted a large area of rainforest ...

If you thought the Western Ghats were just a pretty backdrop to your monsoon road trips, think again. This UNESCO World ...

Rainforests serve as the abode of some of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet, making them a perfect place for ...

In a protected part of the Amazon, Bacuri, a young manatee that was found stranded and alone, is being raised in captivity ...

Sadly, the Amazon rainforest is a rapidly disappearing legacy ... director of the Hong Kong Observatory. He explains that plants play an important role in regulating the levels of carbon dioxide ...

The Madeira River, the largest tributary of the Amazon, has been losing water flow over the last 20 years while facing severe ...

Scientists have found that a mere 30 species of trees in the Cerrado—the world's largest and most floristically diverse ...

Beyond lush canopies and winding rivers, the Amazon Rainforest offer some of the world's most exotic and colourful bird species. Scarlet Macaw, a striking Amazonian bird, features red, yellow ...

The global climate is in an imbalance. Potential "tipping elements" include the Greenland ice sheet, coral reefs, and the ...