Witches' broom disease, caused by the fungus Moniliophthora perniciosa, decimated cocoa crops in southern Bahia state, Brazil, in the 1990s. It was even the subject of a local soap opera and continues ...

Even minimal exposure to modern medicine can rapidly change the human microbiome. In a new study appearing in Cell Reports, ...

The Amazonian giant centipede, Scolopendra gigantea, is the largest centipede species in the world, stretching to over 30 ...

From the coastline to freshwater streams, people living in Amazonia say industrial fishing, deforestation, hydroelectric dams and climate change have reduced fish populations. Industrial fishing is ...