What comes to mind when folks think Peru is the historic Inca Machu Picchu. It certainly is a site to behold, but now they ...

Mawé, a 24-year-old biology student, has one guiding belief - if the rainforest dies so will her Amazon tribe.

More than 100 indigenous activists in Peru´s Amazon occupied infrastructure belonging to the state-run Petroperú pipeline, the company said on Tuesday, demanding improved social benefits and health ...

With this gesture, the state seeks to honor the legacy of the Chiribaya culture and protect a native dog breed that, against all odds, still roams Andean highlands and jungle communities.

Atxu Marima survived the flu that killed his family after a jaguar attack drove them from their Indigenous group in the Amazon -- but he cannot return for fear of ...

The brightly colored species had been misidentified in museum records and field observations since 1988, according to a study.

Forming sustainable research partnerships with Indigenous peoples requires trust and mutual benefit, say microbiome ...

Peru’s Indigenous Shawi people continue to contest a plan to build a highway through their territory in the country’s ...

Researchers from the UAB and the UB are working with Indigenous Amazonian communities to understand health issues from a ...

From lions in Kenya to polar bears in Canada, countries across the globe have become tourist destinations not solely for ...

Scientists warn that "flying rivers" — invisible streams of moisture that carry rain from the Atlantic Ocean westward across ...