Researchers from the German Max Planck Institutes of Geoanthropology and Biology Tübingen use genomic data to study the decline in genetic diversity in the Amazon Basin, particularly in Brazil Nut ...

Brazil's president this week amped up pressure for a major oil project to go ahead at the mouth of the Amazon River, despite ...

Several Brazilian ministries have joined efforts in a desperate attempt to impede the gigantic Amazon basin and its fluvial network from continuing to lose water, result of a scorching drought and ...

Study reveals how human history—from Indigenous stewardship to colonization—shaped the genetic diversity of Brazil Nut trees ...

In the 1960s Brazil’s military rulers decided to open up the Amazon Basin—it was, they argued, the nation’s destiny. Land speculators poured in, feeding a classic real estate bubble.

A scientific report released Monday by the organization MapBiomas showed that 65% of mining activities carried out in the Brazilian Amazon basin were ... illegal mining in Brazil had grown 495% ...

Genomic analyses reveal the vital role of human activity in the Amazonian species' genetic makeup.Researchers from the German Max Planck Institutes of ...

The Amazon basin, once likened to an Inland Sea by Alfred ... Consider the high concentrations of Brazil nut trees found in certain corners of Amazonia. Many experts believe that these were ...

Join this exceptional journey exploring Brazil’s most celebrated ecological ... Travel up the Rio Negro, the least inhabited river in the Amazon river basin. Throughout the cruise, you will ...

They are found in freshwater marshes and pools throughout the Amazon Basin, from Colombia to Brazil. Surinam horned frogs achieve their enormous girth by being generally indiscriminate about what ...