Peruvian-Mexican Musuk Nolte won this year’s World Press Photo in the South America stories category for his coverage of the ...

Dozens of indigenous nations from different countries are calling for an oil drilling ban in the world's largest rainforest ...

Brazilian researchers are using laser technology to unearth a lost Portuguese colony and challenge long-held beliefs about ...

The Nile is famous for being the longest river in the world; however, it is outranked by another for its extraordinary water flow. Nestled in the northern portion of South America is the Amazon River.

While pledging to end illegal Amazon deforestation, the leftist president has come under fire from climate activists for pushing a major offshore oil exploration project near the mouth of the Amazon ...