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

The Amazon has been called a “tree of rivers” – multi-branched, intricate, connected – and in many ways, a cruise is the only way to really explore it.

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 ...

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 ...

Read about the newly identified tiny poison dart frog from Peru's Amazon. Learn about its unique features, habitat in Alto ...

Fears Amazon is in ‘delicate situation’ over rising mercury pollution - One figure stressed that health risks are ...

A Catholic bishop in Peru’s Amazon is warning that mercury from illegal gold mining is contaminating rivers, fish and people ...

A South American trade bloc has ruled that Peru is failing to curb illegal gold mining and mercury trafficking.

Recent studies led by an international consortium of researchers, including scientists from the San Diego Zoo Wildlife ...