The Latest Breaking News from Amazon

Worldwide, millions of people live in river deltas that are sinking faster than sea levels are rising, research suggests. This exacerbates the risk of catastrophic coastal flooding and land loss.

For an outsider, a jungle may be just a piece of land covered with trees but for many indigenous tribes it is a living presence. Means it listens, reacts, protects and even sometimes warns. A study of the ecosystem may be a new phenomenon for modern science but tribal communities…

Scientists recently discovered a new species of green anaconda in the Amazon rainforest. A new Nat Geo series shows the moment they encountered this snake in the wild.

Aboard a small ship in Peru, Angelina Villa-Clarke discovers a kaleidoscope of wildlife (and the perfect pisco sour)

Planet’s oldest bee species and primary pollinators were under threat from deforestation and competition from ‘killer bees’

From a 12-day trip to the icy Arctic to a river cruise of the Amazon, Marc Shoffman has your guide to the most exciting expeditions of 2026

Global debate about how to navigate the climate crisis often centres on high-level pledges and whether national targets are being met. Yet focusing on these technical outcomes obscures a deeper problem that keeps climate action falling short.

Planning an Amazon River adventure should feel exciting, not stressful. And choosing to travel responsibly is one of the best ways to make the experience meaningful.

A hypertropical climate has not occurred on Earth in at least 10 million years.

The Amazon rainforest currently has a few days or weeks of hot drought conditions per year, but researchers say this could increase to 150 days per year by 2100.

Jani Silva is a renowned environmental activist in Colombia’s Amazon, but she has been unable to live in her house for nearly a decade