Amazon rainforest

Manaus and deep in the Amazon!

Manaus is the capital city of the state of Amazonas in the North Region of Brazil. Located on the north bank of the Negro River, above the confluence of the rivers Negro and Solimões, which later form the mighty Amazon, it is the most populous city of both the Brazilian state of Amazonas and the Amazon rainforest, and thus the hub of tourism for the adventurous.

Brazilian warplanes dump water on burning Amazon forest

Brazilian warplanes are dumping water on the burning forest in the Amazon state of Rondonia, responding to a global outcry over the destruction of the world’s largest tropical rain forest.

The sky never goes dark while the Amazon burns

There are no lights in sight but the night sky glows a dusky yellow, for the Amazon is burning.

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon reaches decade high

The destruction of Brazil's Amazon rainforest reached its highest level in a decade this year, government data shows, driven by illegal logging and the encroachment of agriculture on the jungle.

Amazon opens own rainforest in Seattle

Amazon.com Inc on Monday opened a rainforest-like office space in Seattle that it hopes will spark new ideas for employees.

Scientists discover mysterious boiling river in Amazon

Scientists discover a mysterious river in the Amazon rainforest, and the average temperature of its water is around 86 degree Celsius.

July 9, 2022
July 9, 2022

Manaus and deep in the Amazon!

Manaus is the capital city of the state of Amazonas in the North Region of Brazil. Located on the north bank of the Negro River, above the confluence of the rivers Negro and Solimões, which later form the mighty Amazon, it is the most populous city of both the Brazilian state of Amazonas and the Amazon rainforest, and thus the hub of tourism for the adventurous.

August 26, 2019
August 26, 2019

Brazilian warplanes dump water on burning Amazon forest

Brazilian warplanes are dumping water on the burning forest in the Amazon state of Rondonia, responding to a global outcry over the destruction of the world’s largest tropical rain forest.

August 22, 2019
August 22, 2019

The sky never goes dark while the Amazon burns

There are no lights in sight but the night sky glows a dusky yellow, for the Amazon is burning.

November 24, 2018
November 24, 2018

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon reaches decade high

The destruction of Brazil's Amazon rainforest reached its highest level in a decade this year, government data shows, driven by illegal logging and the encroachment of agriculture on the jungle.

January 31, 2018
January 31, 2018

Amazon opens own rainforest in Seattle

Amazon.com Inc on Monday opened a rainforest-like office space in Seattle that it hopes will spark new ideas for employees.

February 20, 2016
February 20, 2016

Scientists discover mysterious boiling river in Amazon

Scientists discover a mysterious river in the Amazon rainforest, and the average temperature of its water is around 86 degree Celsius.