For millions of years, tree species have spread from the Amazon to Atlantic rainforests across a region that’s too arid for them to grow. How exactly they make this challenging journey has been ...

An international team of researchers has suggested a "wild" new theory to explain the creation of these mysterious ancient ...

The idea that the pre-Columbian Amazon was pristine has taken a nose-dive in recent years. Scientists have found several ...

A pre-Columbian society in the Amazon developed a sophisticated agricultural engineering system that allowed them to produce ...

Casarabe people grew the nutritious crop year-round on savannas thanks to networks of drainage canals and ponds.

This research challenges assumptions about large-scale monoculture agriculture and how it was thought to be impossible in the ...

Forests flanking Brazil's rivers act as "highways" that have allowed tree species to move between the Amazon and Atlantic ...

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S tretching across 2.6 million square miles and eight countries and filled with more than 3 million species of plants and ...

By simulating the future atmosphere, scientists hope to understand whether trees will continue to act as the lungs of the ...

Consider staying in Manaus, an isolated city hub within the Amazon rainforest that is the capital of Brazil’s Amazonas state. Travel Tip: Not everyone will find the rainy season ideal for ...

Well, not to the map per se – the metropolis in question ... Meeting of Waters: The Rio Negro and the Amazon River meet in Manaus without much mixing Credit: Getty If not quite oil and water ...