Firstly, they are the primary producers in ecosystems, forming the base of food chains. Herbivores directly consume ... illustrating a specialized dependence on flowering plants. River in the Amazon ...

A strange peak in the middle of the Amazon rainforest may actually be the largest pyramid ever built in the ancient world. Known as Cerro El Cono, this massive, pyramid-shaped formation is cloaked ...

For years before becoming Pope Leo XIV — as a parish priest and then bishop in Peru — Robert Prevost built ties with ...

The largest fast food restaurant chain in the United States has closed over 600 stores in the past year alone. Subway "lost a net of 631 U.S. restaurants in 2024," QSR reported. That puts the ...

“Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal spoke to Julie Creswell at the New York Times about her reporting on the food dye supply chain, and the obstacles to substituting artificial dyes in foo ...

Jaguar numbers in the Amazon Rainforest may be higher than previous estimates, according to a new large-scale study that offers the most comprehensive population snapshot to date. Using camera ...

The Amazon has been warming since the 1980s, suffering 15 extreme droughts so far. See All Key Ideas MADEIRA RIVER, Brazil — While the Amazon Rainforest ... distribute food to local schools ...

Thousands of fires are currently wreaking havoc in the Amazon rainforest ... when that isn’t the case, the food given to cows may be grown on destroyed rainforest land. The environmental ...

Peru holds the second-largest share of Amazon rainforest after Brazil, with over 70 million hectares—about 60% of Peru’s territory, according to nonprofit Rainforest Trust. It’s one of the ...