Rainfall is often treated as a gift of geography — a function of latitude, oceans, and atmospheric circulation. A growing body of research suggests that in the tropics, it is also a product of ...

Researchers find long-term exposure to mining pollution is associated with significant cognitive impairment in Peruvian ...

Mangrove restoration is booming, but many projects fail. New research shows why execution, community support, hydrology, and long-term funding matter more than mass planting.

Despite hosting huge hydropower plants, Amazon people still pay high energy tariffs — so they found another way.

Some parts of the rainforest in northwestern Ecuador used to be so dense and impenetrable that only a few hundred people were ...

Jeffrey Lendrum spent nearly four decades traveling the world in search of rare bird eggs, becoming one of the most notorious wildlife smugglers on the planet. Operating across multiple continents, he ...

Armed with a machete, some sticky gum and a recording of birdsong on his phone, “Peni” makes his way into the forest. He’s searching for songbirds in the Sumatran jungle, specifically the white-rumped ...

Corralling a wild rhinoceros into a small chute to give it eyedrops might seem like a crazy plan. But if it’s crazy and it works, then it’s not crazy. Animal behaviorists partnering with the Palm ...

The Amazon Rainforest is approaching a dangerous threshold. Scientists warn that continued deforestation could push the world ...

Indigenous leader Fábio Titiah recalls the night he walked the trail to the village of Água Vermelha, in the ...

Indonesian scientists have attached a satellite tag onto an endangered pygmy blue whales for the first time by drone. The tag ...

The southern elephant seal population in South Africa has seen its conservation status improve from near threatened to least ...