You no longer need a plane ticket to Brazil and a trek through the rainforest to land one of the world’s most elusive ...

A s manatee populations in South Florida are threatened by the weight of human impacts, from motorboat strikes to ...

What is an Amazonian Shaman doing in New York City? This video explores the intersection of spirituality and urban life as we ...

From the coastline to freshwater streams, people living in Amazonia say industrial fishing, deforestation, hydroelectric dams and climate change have reduced fish populations. Industrial fishing is ...

Top thinkers and stakeholders from Brazil will visit the Princeton campus May 5-6 to discuss with the University community the critical environmental and climate justice issues facing the Brazilian ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Following intense commercial hunting from the 1930s to the 1950s, scientists and community members are seeing signs that the manatee population in ...

Highly positive social outcomes are linked to biodiversity efforts in Amazonian Sustainable-Use Protected Areas, according to new research. The study investigated the social consequences of living ...

Two newly discovered species of Amazonian fish are facing imminent extinction due to deforestation, warns a new study. Both fish - commonly referred to as South American darters - could disappear if ...

An international study has discovered a genetic variant that confers resistance to Chagas infection in Amazonian populations. Indigenous people from Amazon show genetic Q1 signatures of ...

Even though the Amazon is still a powerhouse of plant and animal life, about 18% of it has been cut down since the 1970s. Seeking ways to help get some of that lost forestland back, researchers have ...