A newly discovered species of spider in the Ecuadorean Amazon mimics a pathogen, known as a zombie fungus, to protect itself.

Since the U.S. ousted Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, earlier this year, officials in Caracas have been looking for ...

The owner of a Vermont silent retreat says U.S. Forest Service logging next door has shattered the quiet and led her to relocate. The Green Mountain National Forest logging is part of a 15-year ...

Parrots are vibrant, charismatic, and fascinating creatures. They have become popular pets, but they are a huge responsibility. A recent survey showed that bird ownership among Gen Z (people born in ...

Two researchers at the University of Zurich have discovered and described a new, previously unknown palm species found in the virgin forests of Colombia. In close cooperation with a local indigenous ...

Peer-reviewed research on Brazil’s Cerrado biome is sharpening the picture of where some of the region’s most carbon-dense soils are found. A study published in the Journal of South American Earth ...

Trees absorb carbon dioxide. The planet has too much carbon dioxide. Plant more trees, fix the problem. It is the kind of ...

Riverine communities and scientists release around 1.500 Amazonian turtles at Jau National Park, on the Rio Negro in the Amazon rainforest, as part of a program to assist the reproduction of the ...

The transfer of federal forest land in Arizona to a pair of international companies that plan to mine one of the largest copper deposits in North America is complete.

The new 340-square-mile reserve isn't far from the capital of La Paz, but this proximity belies the ecological value found there.

About 30 Indigenous women from seven Amazon nationalities have traveled to Ecuador's northern oil region to witness the ...

The journey loosely follows the Amazon’s flow and features Peschak’s photographs of the region’s biodiversity, novel wildlife behavior, and unique ecologies of rarely seen species. Take a look at some ...