The trafficking of animals from the Amazon is a growing global problem. For example, 95% of mammals smuggled from the Americas are found in Brazil. Birds are targeted for their brightly colored ...

Protecting these places not only supports jaguars and freshwater animals included in the study, but also help safeguard many ...

Researchers caution that the Amazon rainforest could disappear in the next hundred years, due to the combined effects of ...

Petrobras has received authorization for a pre-operational assessment, moving closer to an exploration permit for an environmentally sensitive offshore region in the Amazon basin.

The Amazon River is a natural wonder, flowing through one of the largest ecosystems on the planet, the Amazon Basin, which ...

The command-and-control approach to reducing or eliminating environmental wrongdoing depends on both carrots and sticks. The ...

About two dozen police officers, government officials and a data specialist sat side by side in a command center in northern ...

Archaeologists in Peru’s Amazon have uncovered ancient ceremonial club heads, a rare zigzag frieze, and more than 200 ...

The Boiling River in Peru is a natural wonder. It reaches extreme temperatures. Locals use it for daily needs. Scientist ...

Scientists discover two new Priocharax miniature tetra fish species, one of which is mostly translucent, in Brazil’s Amazon basin in blackwater systems.

Bolivia is a land of extremes, contrasts, and hidden depth,a country where ancient traditions thrive beside breathtaking natural wonders.explore 30 profound and lesser-known facts that reveal the soul ...