New York City may be a symbol of modernity and human achievement, but just a few hours from one of the world's most famous cities is not one but two ancient forests, which precede the arrival of man ...

Scientists warn that “flying rivers” — invisible streams of moisture that carry rain from the Atlantic Ocean westward across the Amazon — are weakening as deforestation and climate change advance ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Droughts have withered crops in Peru, fires have scorched the Amazon and hydroelectric dams in Ecuador have struggled to keep the lights on as rivers dry up. Scientists say the ...

The Amazon rainforest is like nowhere else on the planet. But so is the Lacandón Jungle, and it's right here in Mexico!

Wanderlei Silva made his return to action last night (Sat., Sept. 27, 2025) in Sao Paulo, Brazil in an exhibition bout against former Brazilian boxing champion, Acelino “Popo” Freitas. The bout was ...

What started as a Streeterville couple’s private collection of South Asian art led to the formation of a unique museum and cultural space in the South Loop.

Discover seven giant rainforest animals from gorillas to black caimans and learn how these massive species survive in lush jungles.

In 1969, John Giorno got an idea: offer poetry via phone. Now, the quirky project is back, and it’s spreading to Brazil, Hong Kong and beyond.

Image An Indigenous Korubo boy in the Amazon rainforest. Image by Paulo Múmia/Fundação Nacional dos Povos Indígenas [National Foundation for Indigenous Peoples]. Brazil, 2018. From the story "'We Want ...

The Amazon River's name traces back to Greek influence, after explorers compared native women warriors to the legendary Amazons of myth.