If you're looking for an adventure for your next vacation, consider a trip to the Amazon, where you can drive on one of the ...

Colombia has long been the largest recipient of U.S. foreign assistance in South ... Amazon Biodiversity, which focuses on conservation and improving livelihoods for Indigenous peoples and other ...

Brazilian researchers are using laser technology to unearth a lost Portuguese colony and challenge long-held beliefs about ...

Find out more about some of South America’s wildlife and some of the continent’s natural wonders below. Most of us have heard of the Amazon Rainforest and with good reason. It is the largest ...

Stretching along South America's east coast and extending inland towards the Amazon, the Atlantic Forest is one of the world’s most ecologically diverse regions. It is also one of the most vulnerable.

The pristine canopy of the Amazon rainforest is breathtaking when seen from the air. It's hard to describe just how big it is, but it is absolutely vast, spanning nine countries in South America.

South America is the fourth largest continent, with around 423 million people living there. There is a hot and wet climate in the Amazon rainforest and it is full of biodiversity. The rainforest ...

Satellite data reveal a link between the amount of black carbon in the atmosphere and rates of Antarctic sea ice loss in recent years.

(Photo via iStock / Getty Images Plus/anouchka). South America is a nature lover's paradise! It's home to many famous natural wonders, such as the Amazon rainforest and the Iguazu Falls. There are ...

The large leaves of the aguaje, a tropical palm tree that grows in the peatlands and other seasonal wetland areas in tropical ...

With the recent certification of over 550,000 ha of native forest, Brazil has surpassed Bolivia to have the largest area of FSC-certified Amazon native forests in South America. Brasilia, Brazil - ...