Because of their privileged status as a transnational religious institution and their allegiance to the pope, the Jesuits enjoyed considerable autonomy from both the Spanish and Portuguese crowns.

JBS, the world's largest meatpacking company, has over the last five years been buying cattle from farms that were caught illegally deforesting Brazil's Pantanal wetlands despite the company's claims ...

From the Amazon to Germany’s Black Forest, here are most beautiful forests in the world to soak in all the leafy loveliness.

Tech giants such as Google and Amazon are turning to nuclear energy to power ... such as the Merri Creek restoration in ...

The world is charging towards tipping points for species extinctions , ecosystem collapse and loss of genetic diversity .

This week, representatives of the Fort Yuma Quechan Indian Tribe and the Pit River Nation used the 16th United Nations Conference on Biological Diversity, or CBD, in Cali, Columbia to champion the ...

In October, National Geographic revealed its annual list, “best of the world 2025,” based in travel experts and international ...

In 2009, while examining an old quarry, Charles Ver Straeten, the curator of sedimentary rocks at the New York State Museum, noticed something unusual. He was scouting the area with colleagues Linda ...

The world's longest river is at its lowest levels after a long drought. That's left the Amazon Rainforest, the vital waterway and tributaries parched, stranding communities and affecting livelihoods.

Whether you're looking for a name that evokes serenity (Ocean, Coast) or one that sounds earthy (Reef, River), these names ...