The Latest Breaking News from Amazon

Scientists warn that “flying rivers” — invisible streams of moisture that carry rain from the Atlantic Ocean westward across the Amazon — are weakening as deforestation and climate change advance

Cultivation of the crop has made a few wealthy but at a huge cost to untouched forest as it spreads across vast areas of former wilderness

Scientists say the findings should not obscure the devastation wrought by deforestation

Tree trunks in the Amazon are getting 3.3% thicker every decade as the plants absorb extra carbon dioxide, suggesting they are more resilient to global warming than previously thought.

Forest is ‘remarkably resilient to climate change’, but remains under threat from fires and deforestation

Ecuador’s plans to offer dozens of blocks of land for oil exploration for more than $47 billion has prompted opposition from seven Indigenous peoples in the Amazon

For the first time, scientists have discovered prehistoric insects preserved in amber in South America

A California judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by an Indigenous tribe from the Brazilian Amazon against the New York Times and TMZ

Artist, filmmaker, and activist Robert Redford, who died September 16, 2025 at age 89, was one of Hollywood's most enduring stars, but his impact reached far beyond the screen. Through his creation of the Sundance Institute and the Sundance Film Festival, Redford became a mentor and champion for Latin American…

Scientists in Colombia’s Amazon are capturing and testing endangered pink river dolphins to monitor mercury contamination from illegal gold mining and deforestation

The soaring price of gold is fueling a mercury boom in central Mexico