Dust from the Sahara Desert, once a massive lake, travels across the Atlantic Ocean. This dust, rich in potassium and iron ...

The rainforest is also home to species like the black caiman, which thrives in the Amazon’s waters, and the elusive sloth, which moves slowly but perfectly adapted to its tree-dwelling life.

While the study finds that a weakening AMOC may buffer dry season rainfall loss in the Amazon, it also highlights the urgent need to reduce emissions as broader climate risks continue to escalate.

A short walk beneath the dense Amazon canopy, the forest abruptly opens up. Fallen logs are rotting, the trees grow sparser and the temperature rises in places sunlight hits the ground. This is what ...

05-30-2025 IMPACT If the Amazon rainforest dried out, here’s what would happen A decades-long project set out to simulate a future in which the changing climate could deplete the Amazon of rainfall.

World’s most unique river, its water is as black as coal, flows through Amazon rainforest and…, the name is… This river is 2,250 kilometers long and is also known as the Black River because ...

Tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest are being cleared and paved over to build a new four-lane highway for, of all things, the upcoming COP30 climate summit in Brazil.

From brilliant macaws to terrifying jaguars, the Amazon Rainforest teems with exotic wildlife. In this gorgeous video, explore the mysteries of this ancient forest, which is dense with jungles and ...

Forest loss in Brazil's Amazon — home to the largest swath of this rainforest — dropped 30.6 per cent compared to the previous year, the lowest level of destruction in nine years.

Forest loss in Brazil’s Amazon — home to the largest swath of this rainforest — dropped 30.6 percent compared to the previous year, the lowest level of destruction in nine years.

“The fires and drought experienced in 2024 across the Amazon rainforest could be ominous indicators that we are reaching the long-feared ecological tipping point,” said Andrew Miller, advocacy ...