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Amazon Rainforest, large tropical rainforest occupying the Amazon basin in northern South America and covering an area of 2,300,000 square miles (6,000,000 square km). It is the world’s richest and most-varied biological reservoir, containing several million species.

Countries like Brazil, India and the rest of the BRICS countries are tired of the U.S.-led unipolar world, says leading Latin American thinker Matias Spektor in an interview. They would like to decentralize power in the global system, but lack a common vision for the future.

If Nature were to draw a map of the world, what would it look like? One Earth presents a novel biogeographical framework called Bioregions 2023, which delineates 185 discrete bioregions organized within the world's major biogeographical realms.

'Emptying Agassiz wasn’t always a smooth operation...'

The reappearance of narco-submarines in the headlines earlier this year showcased the ongoing challenges posed by these clandestine vessels

The reappearance of narco-submarines in the headlines earlier this year showcased the ongoing challenges posed by these clandestine vessels

These trips take you on a luxury vacation to unique cruise destinations.

Extreme floods and severe droughts on the Amazon River have occurred more frequently in the last 40 years. Eight of the 12 most extreme floods in the 121-year streamflow record at Manaus, located on the Negro River, a tributary of the Amazon River, have occurred in just the last 14 years. Natural climate variations, deforestation and anthropogenic climate change are all likely contributors to the recent Amazon River level extremes. Despite the rapid increase in severe flooding, a new paper by

Discover Amazonite meaning: a soothing gemstone of balance. Explore its calming properties and spiritual significance. Dive into Amazonite's world.

The Tapajós is a clear-water river and the fifth largest tributary of the Amazon; it drops in elevation from about 800 meters above sea level in the highlands of central Mato Grosso to less than seven meters at its confluence with the Amazon River near the city of Santarem. More than 45 sites have been […]