Unforgiving Climate and Terrain The Amazon Rainforest is synonymous with a climate that's harsh and unforgiving. Temperatures ...

FILE - A man walks past boxes of USAID humanitarian aid at a warehouse at the Tienditas International Bridge on the outskirts of Cucuta, Colombia, Feb. 21, 2019, on the border with Venezuela. (AP ...

From narcos to navigating FARC paramilitaries, Angela Maldonado has been spearheading a campaign to protect the Amazon's night monkeys from an illegal wildlife trade ...

The site of the 1986 nuclear disaster, Chernobyl is still highly radioactive and considered one of the most dangerous places ...

It's not always cozy and warm in the Amazon rainforest: Cold waves can cause temperatures to drop drastically. Researchers have investigated how animals react to this. Anyone conducting research ...

The majestic kapok tree in the Amazon rainforest forms a gigantic habitat. Its canopy of leaves, almost 50 meters high, towers over the crowns of the forest. The tree shapes the myths of the ...

With Donald Trump back in the White House, advocates for the Amazon worry about what his second term will mean for the ...

USAID’s largest initiative is the Partnership for the Conservation of Amazon Biodiversity, which focuses on conservation and improving livelihoods for Indigenous peoples and other rainforest ...

BOGOTA, Colombia — Alexis Damancio Silva can’t forget the hardship in his town of Puerto Narino in far southern Colombia last year when extreme drought nearly dried up the Amazon River.

Amazon's Advocates Fear Trump's Return Means Little US Help to Protect Rainforest BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Alexis Damancio Silva can’t forget the hardship in his town of Puerto Narino in far ...