The recent revival of the rubber tapper trade in this impoverished northern Brazilian region has created ... dozens of natural rubber trees blend with centuries-old trees and palms typical of ...

As the sun rises over the Amazonian island of Marajo, Renato Cordeiro laces up his boots, grabs his knife, and heads out to ...

The breakthrough came in 1839 when the self-taught American chemist Charles Goodyear heated rubber mixed with sulphur and ...