A 15-year study reveals how human-caused fires and deforestation are turning the Amazon rainforest into a major source of ...

The re-election of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is expected to lead to continued rainforest protections. His opponent ...

Human activity, like deforestation, is turning the Amazon rainforest from a carbon sink into a carbon emitter. The Amazon ...

Brazil's presidential election could be a turning point for the Amazon, the world's largest rainforest. President Luiz Inácio ...

The rich plant life that makes up the Amazon rainforest contributes a significant amount of water vapour to Earth's atmosphere. A recent study found that extensive deforestation here has caused a ...

New research led by IIASA reveals a surprising link between two major climate-tipping elements: the Southern Amazon rainforest and the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). While the ...

Atmospheric aerosol particles are essential for the formation of clouds and precipitation, thereby influencing the Earth's energy budget, water cycle, and climate. However, the origin of aerosol ...

MANAUS, Brazil — President Joe Biden stopped Sunday in this city in the heart of the rainforest, marking the first time a sitting U.S. president has visited the Amazon, as he sought to emphasize the ...

According to a NASA satellite study, an average of 27.7 million tons of Saharan dust settled over the Amazon Basin each year ...

Environmentalists, Indigenous groups and climate scientists are relieved after President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's ...