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.

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 ever due to devastating drought conditions. The dry conditions in Brazil's ...

Arapaima are the largest freshwater fish in South America—and a keystone species in the Amazon River ecosystem.

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