Archaeologists have discovered a lost colonial city in the Amazon rainforest. The city, which dates back to the 18th century, was a Portuguese settlement that appeared on some maps with its exact ...

Sadly, the Amazon rainforest is a rapidly disappearing legacy ... when it comes to warming temperatures. Lam says that the city’s carbon emissions, including those caused by the production ...

Brazil's environment ministry said it was the lowest recorded rate in the last five years, although the deforested area is still more than six times the size of New York City. President Luiz ...

The Amazon rainforest is a global hot spot of life and biodiversity. Spanning eight countries – Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana – this ...

Though smaller than in previous years, the deforested area is still more than six times the size of New York City. President ... promised to restore the Amazon rainforest and chase down climate ...

the Amazon rainforest's rivers themselves are being polluted by thousands upon thousands of illegal gold dredging operations. We saw them moored up on the banks of the river near the city of Porto ...

But never in the forest, with its heavy rains and endless rivers, had she known a life without water — not until she moved to this city ... Amazon would perish. About 18 percent of the ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Arriving in Belém by air, it is easy to understand why the Brazilian city was chosen to host next year’s ...

A pledge from the Brazilian president to pave a road that runs through the Amazon rainforest is prompting concerns from environmentalists. A series of record-breaking wildfires are currently ...

Archaeologists have begun uncovering a 250-year-old lost city in Brazil's Amazon rainforest — and are using advanced technology to survey it. As Brazil's Metropoles news site reports, University of ...