Amazon Rainforest

Video: Strange creature crossing river causes tour boat to suddenly halt in the Amazon rainforest.

A boat carrying many ecotourists is traveling on a river in Sucumbíos province, located in northeastern Ecuador.

Archaeologists have discovered an ancient civilization beneath the Amazon rainforest.

Recent discoveries have revealed that the Amazon rainforest is not only a rich biological environment but also home to many incredible, lost civilizations.

Laser scanning reveals 'ghost valley' of 30,000 people in the middle of the Amazon rainforest

Described as a discovery

Laser scan reveals 18th century ghost town in the middle of the Amazon rainforest

Half of the Amazon rainforest is at risk of turning into savanna

More than half of the Amazon rainforest in South America could turn into savanna in the next few decades, according to a new study.

Discover new monkey species in the Amazon rainforest

Ecologists have just discovered a completely new species of monkey that lives in remote areas of Amazon.

Discovering new orchids in Peruvian jungle

Botanists yesterday announced the discovery of a new species of orchid in the Amazon rainforest in the Huanuco region, central Peru.

Peru warns that the Amazon rainforest is destroyed at a rapid rate

Satellite images show that deforestation continues to increase in 2017, with 143,000 hectares of Amazon forest removed from the Peruvian map.

Amazon forest leaves call the rainy season coming soon

Over the years, the early rainy season in the Amazon rainforest, which started out abnormally early, confounded scientists.

Brazil discovered 12 new animals in the Amazon rainforest

The animals of the species of toads, lizards and owls, were first discovered in two expeditions by Brazilian scientists conducted during the period from late 2017.

Drought, forest fires turn Amazon into a source of carbon emissions

Prolonged drought with widespread forest fires is reducing the carbon uptake of the world's largest rainforest.