New genetic results reveal a previously unknown wave of people settled in South America 1,300 years ago and that Indigenous Americans carry remnants of a "ghost lineage." ...
Paving roads in the Amazon rainforest often causes deforestation that threatens the people who live there. But for scientists ...
A major international study involving researchers from The University of Manchester has found that rising global demand for ...
The Indigenous community’s relationship with Catholic institutions has been central to Sateré-Mawé resistance to ...
Brazil’s President Lula da Silva is boosting his reelection bid at age 80 by showcasing his fitness. Critics say his workouts ...
Far-right President Daniel Noboa’s prison crackdown, characterized by militarization, corruption, and violence, has yielded ...
In a study of 6.5 million children in Brazil, higher temperatures were associated with worse nutrition outcomes, especially ...
A strategic shift in law clears the way for a highway that scientists warn will push the Amazon to a tipping point.
In Brazil’s eastern Amazon, a bright red flower found nowhere else on Earth is threatened with extinction from expanding iron ...