Half a century of oil drilling has left the Amazon rainforest scarred -and a new wave of fossil fuel extraction is coming ...

Hancock suggested that the Amazon rainforest is not entirely natural ... soils created over millennia by Indigenous farmers of South America. When their populations declined dramatically as ...

the Amazon rainforest is a wild and wonderful place. There are multiple ways to explore this integral part of South America and a lot to consider when planning a trip, including the fragility of ...

A new four-lane highway cutting through tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest is being built for the ...

Brazil’s plans to build ports and roads to help move grains, beef and iron ore from the rainforest echo a development vision ...

Find out more about some of South America’s wildlife and some of the continent’s natural wonders below. Most of us have heard of the Amazon Rainforest and with good reason. It is the largest ...

But there are also other factors at play – like deforestation further north in the Amazon jungle. Reporter: BBC South America Correspondent Katy Watson Camera: Renato Varoli Producer and editor ...

South America is the fourth largest continent, with around 423 million people living there. There is a hot and wet climate in the Amazon rainforest and it is full of biodiversity. The rainforest ...

(Photo via iStock / Getty Images Plus/anouchka). South America is a nature lover's paradise! It's home to many famous natural wonders, such as the Amazon rainforest and the Iguazu Falls. There are ...

South America is a continent of breathtaking diversity, where ancient civilizations meet dynamic, modern cities. From the Amazon Rainforest and the Atacama Desert to the towering Andes Mountains ...