Explore the complex history and causes of Amazon rainforest deforestation, from government infrastructure projects and slash-and-burn agriculture to cattle ranching and soy farming. Learn how policy decisions,

A 15-year study reveals how human-caused fires and deforestation are turning the Amazon rainforest into a major source of carbon emissions.

Brazil's presidential election is a choice between two men, but the result could affect the world's biggest tropical rainforest. Find out why, here.

The study, conducted by US and Brazilian researchers, used 15 years of atmospheric carbon dioxide data from the Amazon basin.

Brazil's presidential election could be a turning point for the Amazon, the world's largest rainforest. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva faces far-right Sen.

El Niño is fueling a dangerous cascade of wildfires across the tropics, with the Amazon rainforest now experiencing widespread burning and scientists warning that the worst may still be ahead. NASA researchers are uncovering dozens of previously undetected fires,

NASA satellite imagery reveals massive Amazon rainforest fires as El Niño-driven drought fuels dangerous conditions across Brazil.