Lapsed fishing moratorium endangers Amazon river dolphins
They’re smart, rare, sociable and an incredibly coveted sighting for eco-tourists and wildlife lovers. But Amazon...
Humans can’t count on rainforests to offset their carbon
Instead of absorbing carbon dioxide from the air, tropical rainforests could become a source of carbon in the atmosphere...
Hundreds of Amazon employees risk jobs to protest company’s climate policies
Hundreds of Amazon employees have joined in solidarity, forming the advocacy group Amazon Employees for Climate...
Brazil turns down international aid for Amazon wildfires
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro is busy tweeting and arguing with French president Emmanuel Macron while enormous...
Wildfires are decimating the Amazon rainforest at unprecedented rates
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has clashed with environmentalists since taking office in January. But criticisms...
Deforestation and climate change combined may split Amazon in two
Deforestation is a well-documented enemy in the Amazon, but new research suggests that the climate crisis, when...
Over 6,000 employees demand Amazon take climate change seriously
This month, more than 6,000 employees signed onto a letter demanding Amazon distance itself from big oil companies...
Amazon plans to reach net-zero carbon use by 2030
Amazon is continuing its dedication to sustainability by aiming for net-zero carbon use by the year 2030. The...
Amazon’s Christmas trees are hurting the environment
Earlier this year, Amazon announced it would be selling and shipping fresh, full-size Christmas trees this holiday...
Flood frequency of the Amazon River has increased fivefold
New data suggest that flooding in the Amazon River has dramatically increased by as much as five times in both...
The Colombian Amazon is now officially a person thanks to a group of youth activists
With a recent ruling, the Colombian Supreme Court has made Colombia the first country in South America to recognize...
Newly discovered Amazon structures change what we know about ancient civilization
Researchers at the University of Exeter have discovered 81 earthworks known as geoglpyhs across 1,200 miles of...
Peru protects one of world’s last great untouched forests
Working alongside local and international conservation groups, the Peruvian government just established Yaguas...
Amazon’s incredible plant-filled biospheres open in Seattle
Amazon has finally opened its stunning new downtown Seattle office, and it’s unlike any workspace we’ve seen...
Peru passes legislation to let roads slice through remote Amazon area
Part of Peru's Amazon rainforest could be under threat due to a recently passed law. The move would allow roads...
Amazon opens new grocery store sans checkout lines
Amazon just launched a new grocery store where you'll never have to wait in a checkout line. Shoppers enter the...
Amazon patents network-based ‘gardening service’
Amazon is looking beyond your shopping list - and right into your backyard. As first spotted by The Modern Farmer,...
You can now buy tiny shipping container homes on Amazon
Amazon has come a long way since its bookselling days—the tech giant now has tiny shipping container homes available...
Brazilian federal judge blocks move to destroy huge swath of Amazon forest
Brazilian president Michel Temer recently attempted to open up a national reserve to mining companies, but a federal...
Whole Foods prices just dropped by as much as 43%
Until recently, few people could afford to shop at Whole Foods regularly. Now that Amazon has bought out the grocery...
Scientists discover the Amazon forest sets off its own rainy season
Scientists have been stumped for years over why the southern Amazon rainforest's rainy season begins two to three...
Amazon is buying Whole Foods for $13.7 billion
Amazon is taking on the organic food market after announcing a $13.7 billion deal to purchase Whole Foods. The...
Amazon’s biospheres spring to life with first planting in Seattle
Tech giant Amazon took a big step towards completing its incredible nature-filled biospheres last week. The company...
Amazon to install large-scale solar systems on 50 facilities by 2020
Amazon just announced plans to install 41 megawatts worth of solar power on the roofs of its US facilities this...
Hundreds of ancient earthworks similar to Stonehenge found in the Amazon
For hundreds of years, the Amazon rainforest concealed over 450 massive, mysterious earthworks similar to those...
Amazon wants to build flying warehouses in the sky
We’ve all heard before about Amazon’s plans to deliver orders via drone, but a recently-unearthed patent shows...
Mesmerizing portraits of indigenous Brazilians projected onto the Amazon rainforest
In spring 2016, Surui Chief Almir Surui Narayamoga invited Echaroux to his village, where the street artist photographed...
Amazon dam opposed by local tribes halted by Brazil environmental agency
Plans for an 8,000 megawatt hydroelectric dam in the heart of the Brazilian rainforest have been halted after backers...
Amazon’s biosphere domes are slowly taking shape in Seattle
In 2013, architecture firm NBBJ unveiled plans for an amazing addition to Amazon's Seattle campus: three biosphere...
Mercury pollution poison threatens to wipe out a remote tribe of indigenous Amazon people
Mercury poisoning could potentially wipe out an isolated Amazonian tribe in Peru. Over 80 percent of the members...