From the bumblebee bat to the Baluchistan pygmy jerboa, here are eight of the world's smallest mammals who thrive in a world ...

Ninety-five percent of deforestation in the Amazon has occurred within 3.4 miles of a road, according to a landmark 2014 ...

A posthumous collection of Joan Didion’s diaries, biographies of Yoko Ono and Mark Twain, a history of The Onion — and plenty ...

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By Karen Rubin, Travel Features Syndicate, goingplacesfarandnear.com ...

Canadian companies were singled out because of their prominence in the global mining sector. According to a recent report by ...

Showdowns between people and bulls can still go on, but the animals can no longer be hurt or killed. Some bullfighting ...

Hummingbirds are so fiercely territorial that fights between them are sometimes fatal. But one unusual species is living ...

As night fell across a mountain ravine in Ecuador, a “cryptic” creature with “blue” bones emerged from its hiding spot and ...

Noboa’s announcement has raised eyebrows in Ecuador. Former Army commander Luis Altamirano criticized the partnership, calling it “deplorable” that “they seek to hire the services of a ...

Deep in the tropical rainforests of northern Ecuador, researchers equipped with slingshots launched traps scented with vanilla, clove, wintergreen and eucalyptus up into the tree canopy, hoping to ...