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SHOCKING: Amazonia - What They Never Told You

The Amazon looks untouched. Lasers reveal a lost civilization that was once home to 3 million people

Ancient earthwork centers reveal a sprawling Aquiry civilization once thrived. This society supported millions across a vast Amazonian region. Researchers used laser technology to map hidden structures beneath the canopy. The forest itself was engineered by these ancient inhabitants for cultivation. This discovery significantly rewrites the history of the Amazon…

The Economic Times · Aug 1

Scientists uncover a lost Amazon civilization hidden beneath the rainforest using lasers, may have been home to 3 million people

Ancient earthworks discovered using LiDAR technology reveal a large Aquiry civilization. These geometric structures suggest extensive human shaping of the Amazonian landscape. Researchers estimate tens of thousands of these sites may still be hidden. The Aquiry civilization likely supported millions of people at its peak. This discovery challenges previous assumptions…

The Economic Times · Jul 29

Brazil’s highland forest has been shaped by climate change and Indigenous people for 6,000 years

When you think of a South American rainforest, you probably don’t imagine biting winds, heavy frosts and freezing temperatures. But in the mountains of southern Brazil, that’s exactly what you can find. On this highland plateau, far from Amazonia in the country’s coldest region, grows one of the world’s most…

The Conversation · Jul 10

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Great mysteries of archaeology: an ancient Amazonian world revealed from the sky

From the air, you see it only through the constant jolt, tilt and shudder of the low-flying Cessna aircraft. The landscape of the Llanos de Moxos, northern Bolivia, appears as a disconnected patchwork of open grassland savannahs, forest islands and lakes.

The Conversation · Jun 8

Buried for centuries: Giant funeral spheres discovered beneath Amazon tree roots in Brazil

A significant archaeological recovery occurred in Amazonas, the Brazilian state, when the uprooting of a paricarana tree at Lago do Cochila uncovered seven prehistoric funeral urns in its roots. The round ceramic vessels were discovered near Fonte Boa, Brazil and provide a unique look into the engineered landscapes of ancient…

The Times of India · Apr 10

Why hosting the UN climate summit in the Amazon was so important, despite the disappointing outcome

Extreme heat, fires and flooding – all hallmark consequences of climate change – directly influenced this year’s UN climate change conference Cop30 in Belém, Brazil.

The Conversation · Nov 24, 2025

As Colombia hosts a UN biodiversity summit, its own Amazonian rainforest is in crisis

The city of Cali, in Colombia, is hosting the UN’s 16th biodiversity summit, known as Cop16. The summit, which runs until Friday, November 1, is focused on how countries will fulfil previous pledges to protect at least 30% of the world’s land and water and restore 30% of degraded ecosystems…

The Conversation · Oct 24, 2024

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Brazilian president flies into Amazon amid alarm over droughts and wildfires

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says Amazonia suffering its worst drought in more than 40 years

The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2024

Giant ancient rock art reveals secrets of first Amazonian people, from mythology to diet

Rock art is earliest evidence of humans in western Amazonia, scientists say

The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2024

Amazonia Bonds Face Challenges In 2024

Investor concerns and proponents' optimism clash over 'Amazonia' bonds' potential to address deforestation and climate change in the Amazon region.

Verdant Inferno/A Scabby Black Brazilian by Alberto Rangel/ Jean-Christophe Goddard review – an Amazonian beauty

Two republished titles sharing the same cover – one a Brazilian classic, the other a philosophical blurring of genres – deliver head-spinning insights into life in the rainforest

The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2023

Amazon region hit by trio of droughts in grim snapshot of the century to come

The Amazon is facing an unprecedented drought that is projected to continue affecting the region at least until mid-2024. The lowest water levels in 121 years of river-level records have been recorded in the city of Manaus. Vast areas of the Amazon River’s bed have been exposed, and more than…

The Conversation · Nov 22, 2023

The Amazon is not safe under Brazil's new president – a roads plan could push it past its breaking point

Conservationists breathed a sigh of relief when Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won Brazil’s presidential election in the fall of 2022. His predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro, had opened large parts of the Amazon region to business by crippling enforcement of environmental laws and turning a blind eye to land grabbing. It…

The Conversation · Mar 22, 2023

Lanarkshire theme park to celebrate World Snake Day

Visitors can get up close and personal with some of Amazonia’s friendly snakes

Daily Record · Jul 13, 2022

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The Conversation · Jun 29, 2022

How technology allows us to reveal secrets of Amazonian biodiversity

Tropical forest covers 12% of the planet’s land surface yet hosts around two thirds of all terrestrial species. Amazonia, which spans the vast Amazon River basin and the Guiana Shield in South America, is the largest extent of remaining tropical forest globally, home to more species of animal than any…

The Guardian - US · Jun 2, 2022

Digital mapping reveals network of settlements thrived in pre-Columbian Amazon

Ruins of monuments, villages, causeways and canals hidden in the dense rainforest are evidence of ‘Amazonian urbanism’

The Independent UK · May 26, 2022

Archaeologists find ‘mind-blowing’ network of lost cities hidden in Amazon

Findings ‘can significantly contribute’ to perspectives on conservation of the Amazon, say scientists

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