The Amazon isn't as pristine as you might think. Turns out, humans have been changing its landscape for thousands of years. This suggests that some of the Amazon we know today was largely ...

which occurred between 12,600 and 11,800 years ago, "the Amazon was still transforming into the tropical forest we recognize today," Robinson said. Rising temperatures changed the rainforest from ...

Thousands of fires are currently wreaking havoc in the Amazon ... of the year, according to Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE). The Amazon is the world’s largest rainforest.

The Amazon rainforest, too, accounts for a significant portion (51.94%) of wildfires in the Brazilian biomes. In recent years, this area has experienced a notable increase in such incidents.