Ever since an Amazon subscription became a thing back in 2005, the service from the world’s largest online retailer has grown from a modest offering to one of the most popular services that ...

While the arterial routes of the Amazon basin’s river system were well known by the 1940s, few explorers had penetrated far into the forested regions in between. In 1943, the Villas Boas brothers ...

Green tree pythons and Emerald tree boas, although similar in appearance, belong to different species and regions. Emerald tree boas are larger and more aggressive, residing in South American ...

Rapid tree loss in the Amazon region, driven mainly by unsustainable farming, mining and logging, undermines the rainforest’s ability to absorb planet-warming carbon dioxide. It has also ...

PARIS, France — Deforestation in the Amazon causes more rain in the wet season and less rain in the dry season, according to new research published Wednesday underscoring the rainforest's "pivotal" ...

Deforestation in the Amazon increases rainfall in the wet season and reduces it in the dry season, according to new research published Wednesday, highlighting the rainforest's crucial role in ...