There's no denying that the Amazon rainforest is the most dense and humid wilderness where life thrives at every layer of the canopy. Among its most fascinating and dangerous inhabitants of this wild ...

Some animals inspire fear, while others inspire entire cosmologies. The green anaconda, widely regarded as the largest snake in the world, capable of reaching lengths of up to 30 feet and weighing ...

This video shows a sloth hanging among thick branches and large green leaves in the Amazon Rainforest, Brazil, where dense ...

After a grueling journey deep into the Amazon rainforest, a team of explorers sets out to find a man who has spent nearly ...

Explore these picturesque rivers from around the world through photographs that capture an angle you don't typically get in person.

They may look calm, even beautiful –but some of the world’s swamps are among the most dangerous places in the world, from ...

Think of rivers, and you might think of picnic spots, wild swimming and wildlife, but rivers can be deadly, says Helen ...

The Amazon rainforest responded to the most severe drought ever recorded in the basin with an unexpected defense mechanism. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Mainz, Germany, ...

The death of an exotic snake breeder exposed a family betrayal and a murder plot that no one saw coming. Dateline: ...

Amazonian deforestation is altering atmospheric moisture transport; as a result, even low levels of global warming could trigger dieback of most of the remaining forest. Read the paper: ...

The inland taipan is widely regarded as the most venomous snake on Earth. Here’s how life in the Australian outback shaped its extraordinary evolutionary weapon.

It’s among the few places in the world that, along with astounding scenery and wildlife, is still home to people who have no ...