Amazon rainforest

December 11th 2025

The Amazon Is Morphing Into a ‘Hypertropical’ Climate—and It’s as Apocalyptic as It Sounds

A new study predicts that by 2100, the Amazon rainforest could experience up to 150 days of hot drought conditions each year, causing mass tree die-offs.

Climate Change Ellyn Lapointe Dec 11

July 30th 2025

Missionaries Are Targeting Isolated Tribes in Brazil With Solar-Powered Audio Devices, Investigation Finds

The device is called "Messenger" and recites biblical readings in multiple languages.

Human History Margherita Bassi Jul 30

February 14th 2025

The dwellings of an uncontacted tribe in Brazil.

Indigenous Man From Uncontacted Tribe Shows Up in Brazilian Village

The young man from an Indigenous Amazonian tribe is receiving medical treatment, while authorities prepare to attempt communication with him.

Science Isaac Schultz Feb 14

August 19th 2024

Rock art found in Colombia's Amazon rainforest

Prehistoric Paintings Found in the Amazon Depict Supernatural Figures

The rock art is in a region of Colombia that was off-limits to researchers for decades due to political instability.

Human History Adam Kovac Aug 19

August 18th 2023

‘Nonfiction’ Book About Maui Wildfire ‘Smells of AI,’ Gets Pulled From Amazon

Reviewers were skeptical of the book, titled Fire and Fury , which was published just two days after the fires began to spread.

Artificial Intelligence Kevin Hurler Aug 18

May 31st 2023

Amazon Employees Walk Out to Fight Back-to-Office Policy and Climate Change

Two groups of Amazon workers are taking a stand against mandated in-office policies and the company's carbon footprint with a global walk-out.

Commerce Nikki Main May 31

October 31st 2022

Bolsonaro’s Era of Destruction in Brazil Has Finally Come to an End

The incoming president has promised to end the Amazon land grabs and set new emissions targets.

Environmental Justice Angely Mercado Oct 31

April 12th 2022

Look at This Stretch of Amazon Rainforest Cleared in a Year

Vast areas of rainforest are being lost each year, and new satellite images show how that looks in just one area of Brazil.

Conservation Angely Mercado Apr 12

February 14th 2022

A Staggering Amount of Amazon Rainforest Disappeared Last Month

Deforestation has increased rapidly under Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, as new satellite data reveals.

Conservation Angely Mercado Feb 14

February 8th 2022

Ecuador’s Indigenous Groups Have New Power to Protect Their Lands from Destruction

The country's highest court ruled in favor of groups having more control in the Amazon.

Environmental Justice Angely Mercado Feb 8

November 23rd 2021

If Wheel of Time Is Already Confusing You, Here’s Some Good News

Amazon has a giant compendium of people, places, and things to help you sort everything from Aes Sedai to Whitecloaks.

Television Rob Bricken Nov 23

October 28th 2021

These 10 UNESCO World Heritage Forests Now Emit Carbon Dioxide

Forests are sequestering more carbon than they emit globally. But a new UNESCO report shows some of the world's most precious forests are turning into emitters.

Conservation Brian Kahn Oct 28

June 9th 2021

Image: © Richard Mosse. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.

These Dream-like Photos of the Amazon Reveal a Hidden Nightmare

Multispectral photography shows damage to the lungs of the planet in haunting detail.

Climate Change Jody Serrano Jun 9

April 26th 2021

Bolsonaro Cuts Brazil’s Amazon Protection Budget Immediately After Promising to Increase It

On Thursday, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro did something weird: He pledged to double his government’s spending to enforce measures to reduce deforestation in the Amazon and stop it altogether by the end of the decade. But lest you think he was turning over a new leaf (sorry), just two days later, he cut the government’s…

Environmental Justice Dharna Noor Apr 26

April 21st 2021

Some Climate Tipping Points May Be Reversible, If We Act Fast

In the already-glum world of climate research, tipping points are one of the least rosy areas of study. The collapse of crucial systems in response to passing certain levels of planetary heating isn’t exactly uplifting stuff. A new study out in Nature on Wednesday is about as good as it gets, showing that we may…

Climate Change Brian Kahn Apr 21

April 8th 2021

Bolsonaro Oversaw a Connecticut-Sized Chunk of Deforestation in the Amazon Last Year

Last year was a bad one around the world—but especially, it seems, in the Amazon rainforest. Deforestation in the Amazon rocketed up 17% last year, due in large part to increased logging, agriculture, mining, and wildfires, new data published Wednesday shows. The data, put together by the Monitoring of the Andean Amazon Project, or MAAP,…

Climate Change Molly Taft Apr 8

April 5th 2021

Amazon Can’t Just Change Its Rules to Squash Activism, NLRB Finding Suggests

The laundry list of fired organizers at Amazon has grown suspiciously lengthy, and the National Labor Relations Board has noticed. A regional director for the NLRB has found merit for two activists’ claims that Amazon unjustly fired them last year. From 2019-2020, user experience designers Emily Cunningham and Maren Costa prominently advocated for climate justice…

Earther Whitney Kimball Apr 5

March 12th 2021

Shocking Findings Show the Amazon May Already Be a Greenhouse Gas Emitter

Historically, the Amazon rainforest has been one of the planet’s most important sources of carbon sequestration, caching billions of tons of carbon from the atmosphere every year. For decades, scientists have cautioned us not to take this crucial service for granted, warning that in just 15 years, the Amazon could meet the fate of other…

Earther Dharna Noor Mar 12

March 1st 2021

Extreme Rainfall Has Been Linked With Low Birth Weight in Babies

Increasing extreme weather events is wreaking havoc across the globe, and may be harming the health of newborn babies in some of the world’s most remote and vulnerable populations. New research published Monday in Nature Sustainability finds a strong link between extreme rainfall events in the Amazon, which have been supercharged by climate change, and…

Earther Molly Taft Mar 1

December 18th 2020

Some Tropical Forests in Brazil Are Already Releasing More Carbon Than They Absorb

For years, climate scientists have been sounding the alarm about the increasing likelihood that the Amazon rainforest, now one of the biggest absorbers of carbon in the world, could actually become a source of carbon within just 15 years. New research shows that for some other kinds of tropical forests nearby, that’s already happening. That’s…

Climate Change Dharna Noor Dec 18

Amazon rainforest

The Amazon Is Morphing Into a ‘Hypertropical’ Climate—and It’s as Apocalyptic as It Sounds

Missionaries Are Targeting Isolated Tribes in Brazil With Solar-Powered Audio Devices, Investigation Finds

Indigenous Man From Uncontacted Tribe Shows Up in Brazilian Village

Prehistoric Paintings Found in the Amazon Depict Supernatural Figures

‘Nonfiction’ Book About Maui Wildfire ‘Smells of AI,’ Gets Pulled From Amazon

Amazon Employees Walk Out to Fight Back-to-Office Policy and Climate Change

Bolsonaro’s Era of Destruction in Brazil Has Finally Come to an End

Look at This Stretch of Amazon Rainforest Cleared in a Year

A Staggering Amount of Amazon Rainforest Disappeared Last Month

Ecuador’s Indigenous Groups Have New Power to Protect Their Lands from Destruction

If Wheel of Time Is Already Confusing You, Here’s Some Good News

These 10 UNESCO World Heritage Forests Now Emit Carbon Dioxide

These Dream-like Photos of the Amazon Reveal a Hidden Nightmare

Bolsonaro Cuts Brazil’s Amazon Protection Budget Immediately After Promising to Increase It

Some Climate Tipping Points May Be Reversible, If We Act Fast

Bolsonaro Oversaw a Connecticut-Sized Chunk of Deforestation in the Amazon Last Year

Amazon Can’t Just Change Its Rules to Squash Activism, NLRB Finding Suggests

Shocking Findings Show the Amazon May Already Be a Greenhouse Gas Emitter

Extreme Rainfall Has Been Linked With Low Birth Weight in Babies

Some Tropical Forests in Brazil Are Already Releasing More Carbon Than They Absorb

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