One of the main social and economic challenges facing Amazonian countries is inequality.  Although the standard of living of the lower economic strata is better now than at any time in history, tens ...

Jake Spring joined The Washington Post climate desk in 2025. Previously, he worked as a Reuters correspondent in Brazil and China, served as editor of China Economic Review and covered business for ...

NASA astronaut Don Pettit has captured another remarkable shot, this one showing the Betsiboka River estuary in ...

Wildfires in Brazil last year consumed a total area larger than all of Italy, a monitor reported Wednesday, as the country ...

Trump leaves Paris (Agreement) and sets his sights on Greenland – China and Russia flex muscles in the Arctic, as climate warming transforms the icy north. Business boom or global climate catastrophe?

"To effectively protect nature, you first need to know what's there." Researchers stunned by rare discovery deep in the Amazon rainforest: 'I almost couldn't believe it' first appeared on The Cool ...

Andres Ruzo: Hunt for Sleeping Giants is a multi-media National Geographic Live presentation on Sunday and Monday at the Jack Singer Concert Hall. It will take audiences on a globe-trotting adventure ...

Nestled in the thorny shrubs of the dry forests of Veracruz in the Gulf of Mexico, a small bird lights a spark for a promising future. After flying under scientists’ radar for many years, the Mexican ...

Nature has been the cornerstone of human survival since the dawn of civilization. It provides us with the essentials of life — air, water, food, and shelter — while also offering aesthetic, cultural, ...