Scientists are revealing how the Amazon tree boa's skin scales help it move and hunt in the rainforest. These scales have ...

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

A prominent nonprofit group in Brazil says that criminal gangs expanded their presence in the Brazilian Amazon last year and ...

Learn why the Amazon is critical for our planet and how WWF is working to protect its forests, rivers, and wildlife from growing threats.

Abstract: Tropical rainforests are among the most biodiverse ecosystems on Earth and also among the most threatened by anthropogenic pressures such as deforestation and climate change. Understanding ...

The title of the world's most beautiful bird is often given to the Resplendent Quetzal, native to Central America. Learn why ...

Amazon parrots are the birds found in Neotropical Americas, they are mostly green in colour with contrasting body parts such ...

Here's the list of the largest rainforests in the world, including the 5.5 million km² Amazon. Learn why the Amazon and Congo ...

Brazil has unveiled long-awaited details about a plan to pay countries to preserve their tropical forests and announced it had already drawn $5.5 billion in financial pledges. The fund is the ...

BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Tuesday put forward his vision for how the Amazon rainforest should be protected, a future that didn't depend on donations from ...