Each dry season, farmers carve up and burn hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of acres in one of the world’s largest ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have identified a new species of giant anaconda in the Amazon, called the Northern ...

The Amazon, which is about the size of Australia ... drives climate change when released into the atmosphere. But the rainforest is also vulnerable to environmental degradation that could ...

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

Named the Northern Green Anaconda (Eunectes akayima), this reptilian behemoth can grow up to 7.5 meters (24.6 feet) in length ...

An eight-mile stretch of Amazon rainforest is being cleared to make space for a new four-lane highway that's being built in Brazil to ferry delegates to a climate conference later this year.