Key Takeaways Brazil isTravel + Leisure's top destination for 2026, but retirees can skip the tourist crowds.These six lesser-known towns offer the same natural beauty at a fraction of big-city costs.

The Belo Monte hydropower plant in the Brazilian Amazon, one of the world’s largest, was designed to channel water from the Xingu River in a way that would avoid the need for ...

Scientists undertook the first comprehensive assessment of how often snakes eat their own, uncovering reports of the behavior ...

Specialized whale-bone harpoons from southern Brazil dating back 5,000 years suggest that Indigenous groups in the area were ...

Without meaningful safeguards, the EU-Mercosur agreement – as it stands – risks locking the EU into a system that expands imports of meat produced under conditions that fall far below EU regulations.

Freight shipping, oil exploration and pollution negatively affecting the marine environment. Research shows how such ...

Mating calls and rituals can be intercepted, or drowned out, by invasive species. Scientists are just starting to understand ...

As Brazil’s Atlantic Forest shrinks, mosquitoes that once fed on many animal species appear to be shifting toward humans.

If you saw a vulture calmly walking beside a man, hopping onto his arm, and hanging around like a loyal pet, you’d assume it ...

The state is focusing on animals doing the most harm. Ones taken off the 'Dirty Dozen' list include chameleons and the Cuban ...

Burkina Faso to import 710 pregnant cattle from Brazil to modernise livestock Imported breeds boost milk yields, meat weight, and genetic improvement Government targets dairy self-sufficiency, meat ...