Photos of Uncontacted Tribe Raises Concern Over Logging Practices
A human rights group has captured astonishing photos of a remote, uncontacted tribe in the Peruvian Amazon who are being threatened by loggers.
Satellite Photos and AI Combine to Reveal Secret Roads Damaging Rainforests
Scientists used AI to analyze satellite images and find the secret, unmapped roads that are destroying rainforests.
Sloth Unexpectedly Fights Off Ocelot’s Savage Attack in Trail Camera Footage
A trail camera captured the extraordinary moment a two-toed sloth fights off and unexpectedly survives a savage attack by an ocelot in the Amazon Rainforest.
Photo from Space Reveals ‘Gold Rivers’ Slicing Through the Amazon
An unnamed astronaut aboard the International Space Station recently captured this stunning photo of "gold rivers" in eastern Peru. These pits stand out unusually brilliantly here, as they are usually obscured by cloud cover or outside the sun's glint point.
Using Canon’s ISO 4,500,000 Camera to Shoot Fluorescence in the Amazon Rainforest
When filming the award-winning documentary Awavena in the Amazon rainforest, Director of Photography Greg Downing needed a way to capture the extremely dim light given off by various fluorescent plants and insects. So he turned to Canon's specialized ME20F-SH, which can shoot at up to ISO 4,500,000.
These 150-Year-Old Photos of Brazil’s Amazon Sold at Auction for $81,000
A set of historical photographs of the Amazon captured by German photographer Albert Frisch over 150 years ago have sold at Sotheby's auction house for $81,250. The images offer a rare, fascinating glimpse at what life was like in Brazil's Upper Amazon.