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Modern Amazonians make nutrient-rich soil from ash, food scraps and burns. The soil strongly resembles ancient dark soils found in the region.

Two MSC cruise ships depart Genoa, Italy, on round-the-world voyages, MSC Poesia on a 117-day itinerary and MSC Magnifica on a 119-day voyage.

Some Brazilian scientists fear that the Amazon may become a grassy savanna — with profound effects on the climate worldwide.

 Dr. Esther de Chantal Bikoi, owner of Artistic Family Dental, received the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award for 30 years of humanitarian efforts

They are an important part of the world's ocean water cycle, often contributing to water supplies — but also bringing destruction.

Cadence Minerals PFS delivers robust economics for the Amapá Iron Ore project, Brazil

A community of Indigenous peoples worried that mercury used by gold miners was contaminating the fish they eat. So they created a DIY team to find out more.

A community of Indigenous peoples worried that mercury used by gold miners was contaminating the fish they eat. So they created a DIY team to find out more.

With more than 3000 fish species recorded in the Amazon basin, fishing provides jobs to 200,000 people in the communities. Here are 8 spectacular fish in Brazil!

Not quite aquatic but not fully terrestrial, mangrove forests are uniquely adapted to inhabit the interface between land and sea in the warmer parts of the world. Compared to the vast boreal forests of the north and inland rainforests of the tropics, mangroves are tiny, perched mostly in thin strips along intertidal zones. But research […]