Illegal gold mining remains rampant in the Amazon rainforest despite government efforts to curb it, reveals new analyses of satellite data from 2023 ...

The risk of a runaway climate is a concern among scientists. Positive feedback loops in the Earth’s climate system amplify warming to the point where it becomes self-sustaining and irreversible. The ...

With the first U.N. climate talks in the Amazon approaching, thousands of Indigenous people marched Tuesday in Brazil’s ...

Researchers believe they have identified a network of spies to help combat illegal gold mining operations in the Amazon ...

Mercury pollution accumulated in trees could offer a new way to keep tabs on destructive gold mining operations in the Amazon rainforest. “We could potentially see whether mining is starting to ramp ...

As for the highest country in the world, there's only one that lives entirely above 1,000 meters (3,281 feet) in elevation: ...

For hundreds of years, the Amazon has been exploited for its gold. Today, the precious metal is just as sought after, but the ...

In the few months since U.S. President Donald Trump took office, with his tough stance on migration, his administration ...