Some areas of the Amazon rainforest are more resilient to drought than others, new research shows. But if not managed carefully, we could 'threaten the integrity of the whole system,' researchers say.

Archaeologists uncovered the remains of an 18th-century Portuguese colonial city hidden beneath the dense vegetation of the Amazon rainforest. The city, previously known only from historical maps, was ...

Researchers at the University of Arizona analyzed 20 years of satellite data to understand how different Amazon forest ecosystems respond to drought. They found that variations in water-table depth, ...

We live in an era of extraordinary technological reach. Satellites circle the planet at every altitude, armed with radar, infrared sensors, and high-resolution optical cameras. Yet for all their ...

Deep in the Amazon, the forest hides everything. Now there’s a way to see through it. Ruins of the 18th-century Portuguese village that surrounded the Príncipe da Beira Royal Fortress. COSTA MARQUES, ...