Facing eviction for environmental degradation, this Brazilian favela decided to go green – and show how "sustainable" favelas ...

The emergence of non-native species as a threat to local biodiversity is a pressing concern that warrants immediate attention. Our study reports the first record of the non-native fish golden dorado, ...

Tensions between President Trump and Brazil’s leader could derail a promising alliance to unlock the world’s second largest ...

On July 15, Brazil’s Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MMA) and the Ministry of Transportation reached an “accord” ...

ABSTRACT Histerid beetles represent a group that has historically received little attention from entomologists, especially in Brazil, which makes it difficult not only to understand biodiversity and ...

Some 52 million hectares of natural land have been lost in the Brazilian Amazon region since 1985—an area larger than Spain.

Criminal networks battling over drug routes and markets have made the northeastern state of Ceará into one of Brazil's violence epicenters.

Smoke from hundreds of wildfires in Canada has choked the skies over dozens of northern U.S. states in the Great Lakes and Northeast regions.

The greed of mining companies in their search for critical minerals in Brazil is threatening food production and the environment, particularly in the Amazon and northeast region states. This is what ...

Smoke from Canadian wildfires is causing air quality concerns for millions of Americans in the Midwest and Northeast.

More: The weather is gorgeous this week but there's a catch - smoke from Canadian wildfires When will air quality improve? Air quality in the Northeast will remain poor through Wednesday afternoon ...