In Arctic Circle, chefs dine and draw attention to how the environment is changing our food

Drawing inspiration from, attention to, wild eats

Activist says endangered right whale beached in Brazil is too weak to be rescued

Activist: Beached whale in Brazil can’t be saved

Brazilian government says Amazon deforestation down sharply in June, continuing recent trend

Brazil: Amazon deforestation down sharply in June

Bikini Atoll, Mexico trade route added to UNESCO list of World Heritage sites

UNESCO adds 21 new places to World Heritage list

Dead penguins washing up in Brazil; biologists say they’re starving, trying to figure out why

Hundreds of dead penguins dot Brazil’s beaches

Huge collection of dead snakes, spiders, scorpions lost in fire at Brazil research institute

Huge Brazil collection of snakes, spiders burned

Amazon defenders put big dam project on hold, but backers _ including president _ undeterred

Ruling stalls Amazon dam, but construction likely

Brazil Amazon defenders win big victory to halt bidding for construction of massive dam

Amazon defenders win bid to stall huge dam project

‘Avatar’ director lauds decision to delay bids on huge Amazon dam, but warns fight not over

‘Avatar’ director lauds ruling on Brazilian dam

Brazil judge halts bidding for huge Amazon dam opposed by environmentalists

Brazil judge halts bidding for huge Amazon dam

Report: 13-foot alligator kills girl, 11, during river swim in Brazilian jungle

Report: Alligator kills 11-year-old girl in Brazil

Tropical forests affected by habitat fragmentation store less biomass, carbon dioxide

SAO PAULO - A recent research conducted on deforestation in tropical rain forests has indicated that it could have an even greater impact on climate change than has previously been thought.