The Amazon rainforest is estimated to have 390 billion individual trees and innumerable species of plants and animals. Canopy ...

The world’s largest snake has recently been discovered in the Amazon rainforest. This new species of northern green anaconda ...

Amazon Adventure tells the epic, true story of explorer Henry Bates' fascinating 11 year journey through the visually stunning and biodiverse Amazon rainforest as a young man who risks his life for ...

The cattle farmers seek out new pastures, pushing the agricultural frontier ever deeper into the rainforest. “The Amazon offers far more land than anywhere else. There are over 50 million ...

A controversial amendment to Peru's forestry law is sparking outrage, as it eliminates the need for state authorization before converting forest land, potentially accelerating Amazon deforestation.

The team captured two Furipterus horrens — a type of “thumbless bat”— marking the first time the species has ever been recorded in the Ecuadorian Andes or found outside the Amazon ...

Peru holds the second-largest share of Amazon rainforest after Brazil, with over 70 million hectares—about 60% of Peru's territory, according to nonprofit Rainforest Trust. It’s one of the ...