Policies designed to occupy and populate the Peruvian Amazon began about seventy years ago with the construction of a trunk ...

It seems like they intentionally neglected the ferry system just to create enough discontent so that people would accept ...

The elusive snow leopard (Panthera uncia), often described as the “ghost of the mountains,” has captivated the imagination of ...

As the ice caps disappear, these creeks and rivers become more irregular, leading to longer and more intense droughts in the ...

When most people think about climate change, images of melting ice caps or rising sea levels come to mind. However, the ...

Bats play a key role in maintaining the health of forest ecosystems as pollinators, seed dispersers and insect pest ...

There are 22,000 buses on Nairobi’s crowded streets, the backbone of commuter transit for the Kenyan capital’s population of 5.3 million. The city’s matatus, privately owned public transport, are ...

The boat comes to a halt, shuddering against the dirt bank that rises from the edge of the Ucayali River. Sixto, tanned and with a frown cutting deep furrows across his forehead, jumps ashore. He ...