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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 ...

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

At least 200 concerned residents filled the Valley View High School auditorium Monday afternoon for a state Senate hearing on ...

At least 200 concerned residents filled the Valley View High School auditorium Monday afternoon for a state Senate hearing on ...

The pacú Myloplus sauron, with flat teeth and a black stripe, has been discovered in the Amazon and named in honor of the ...

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

Residents and officials in Juneau are preparing for the possibility of glacial flooding that in past years has swept away ...

The push is part of a larger conservation effort led by UNEP. Its goal: to protect the fast-disappearing rainforests and ...

Rainforests are home to half of the world's plant and animal species. Here are the five largest rainforests in the world.