The conversion of rainforest into plantations erodes and restructures food webs and fundamentally changes the way these ecosystems function, according to a new study published in Nature.

The Amazon is being deliberately destroyed. Trees that have stood for hundreds of years are being chopped down and fires are decimating the land to make way for agriculture. The reality is that we all ...

Most of the 40 million people who live in the Amazon are in urban centers, the World Wildlife Fund said, and rely on the rainforest's "natural bounty for food, shelter and livelihoods." ...

During their incredible journey across the Amazon, Will Smith’s team was thrilled to find this enormous Northern Green Anaconda, which measures around seven meters long and weighs more than 200 kilos!