A pledge from the Brazilian president to pave a road that runs through the Amazon rainforest is prompting concerns from ...

STORY: The remains of rare baby river dolphins have been washing up on the shores of Brazil's Lake Tefe in recent weeks.The ...

The carcass of a baby dolphin lay on the sand bank left exposed by the receding waters in an Amazon lake that has been drying ...

A federal court in Brazil dismissed charges Tuesday against one of three men arrested for the killings of Indigenous peoples ...

The best times for birdwatching in the Amazon are during the dry season, from June to November, when birds are more visible.

A series of record-breaking wildfires are currently burning in several regions in Brazil, threatening residents and some of ...

To figure out how to save the wetland forests of the Amazon, an ecologist from Brazil led a massive series of expeditions to ...

The Amazon rainforest is in deep trouble. Labeling it a “crisis” however seems too hackneyed and not descriptive enough ...

It’s not just the environment that's vulnerable to growing regional criminal groups, an expert writes.

In the town of Manacapuru, near state capital Manaus, the drought has impacted navigation on the Solimoes River, which turns ...

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is pledging to finish paving a roadway in the heart of the Amazon that experts ...

Brazil is enduring its worst drought since nationwide measurements began over seven decades ago, with 59% of the country ...