An un-contacted tribes expert captured incredibly rare footage of people who have been uncontactable, to 'prove they exist'.

Gold is difficult to trace, especially once metal from different sources has been melted together. Investigators say this is changing.

STORY: Scientists in Brazil are using forensic technology to analyze what's being called “the DNA of Brazilian gold” as the ...

Harley Sandoval, an evangelical pastor, real estate agent and mining entrepreneur, was arrested in July 2023 for illegally ...

Researchers suggest that recycling gold could dramatically reduce harmful emissions, along with other solutions such as ...

Dozens of environmental nonprofits issued a manifesto Thursday condemning new laws in Brazilian states that threaten to ...

Their efforts run counter to those of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who returned to power last year and has made significant strides in curbing Amazon deforestation. They also threaten Brazil’s ...

A Canadian company mining a key fertilizer for grain crops in Brazil’s Amazon region is set to have its shares traded in the U.S. starting on Wednesday.

Policy changes in Brazil that have disincentivized deforestation of the Amazon for agriculture are credited with reducing hospitalizations and wildfire deaths by the ...

The latest wave of migration to the Amazon countries was sustained by a new process of colonization. In Brazil, Operação Amazônia used land grants, tax exemptions and a progressive land tax ...

With the COP29 summit now in its final days, we take a closer look at the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. A major global carbon sink that's nicknamed the lungs of the planet, the Amazon is once again ...