Brazilian researchers are using laser technology to unearth a lost Portuguese colony and challenge long-held beliefs about ...

The Amazon rain forest covers more than two million square miles of the earth's surface, spanning eight South American countries. Although the region has no seasons, the Amazon River rises and ...

Orbiting spacecraft now routinely observe the Amazon rainforest ... section of virgin forest being systematically removed over a three-year period. Read more: Norway funds map of world's tropical ...