Black Tomato’s immersive journey unlocks rarely seen stretches of the Rio Negro with once-in-a-lifetime experiences.

In Brazil’s Mato Grosso state, the country’s agricultural heartland, vast stretches of lush Amazon rainforest and Cerrado savanna give way to seemingly endless fields of soy. Located in a transition ...

The Cerrado, largely overlooked in climate science and policy, is a critical carbon sink, according to new research.

Researchers have discovered the purpose of the bizarre clay chimneys located at the base of the Amazon rainforest based on reputable research publishe.

An ancient species has had experts scratching their heads about its unusual jaw shape. The salamander-like creature had a highly unusual way of chewing its food. But this discovery was significant in ...

President Lula is pledging to reduce deforestation to zero by 2030 and is calling for a reduction of greenhouse gases by 67% compared with 2005 levels.

The Amazon Rainforest in Brazil and neighboring South American countries is one of the largest and most remote ecosystems on ...

The young French explorer Raymond Maufrais, who disappeared in January 1950 during a daring solo expedition in the Guianese jungle and whose body has never been found, has been officially declared ...

Long seen as the poor relation to arabica, small growers in the Amazon are rebooting robusta’s bitter reputation, which can thrive in higher temperatures ...

In May 2024, floodwaters submerged much of Porto Alegre. Brazil’s fourth-largest city lost bridges, hospitals, and months of economic output. Hundreds died. The images briefly commanded global ...

On the lush Costa Verde, artisans and chefs preserve the cultures of pre-Columbian and enslaved African communities—and their ...

Indigenous peoples and the Amazon rainforest have often been exoticized. A new exhibition challenges these long-held tropes.Across history, European depictions of the Amazon have typically presented ...