Brazilian environmental agency Ibama said on Monday it approved state-run oil firm Petrobras' concept of an emergency plan to ...

As the world’s largest tropical rainforest, the Amazon is home to a staggering 3 million species. And a team of researchers ...

A vibrant blue poison dart frog, *Ranitomeya aetherea*, has been identified as a new species in the western Amazon.

Researchers identified a new poison dart frog species in the Amazon which has bright blue stripes on a darker body with copper-colored legs.

Aquariums are great for families as they offer a unique blend of education, excitement and opportunities for bonding.

A team of wildlife researchers from Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, in Brazil, working with a colleague from the ...

As dawn sunlight seeped through the canopy of the Amazon rainforest, a colorful creature with “toxic skin” climbed down ...

Scientists have known for some time now that tropical birds are falling in number. In general, the cause has been attributed ...

A recent ruling by Brazil's Supreme Court could help protect the Amazon from illegal deforestation and wildfires.

J ane Fonda has always been one to stand up for what she believes in. With a lifetime of activism under her belt, the ...

A settlement involving federal prosecutors and Brazilian meat packers has helped wean much of the country's beef supply chain ...

The tiny amphibian, observed in a remote area of the Brazilian Amazon, is the first such discovery in a decade.