The largest agricultural boom on the planet threatens to destroy a spectacular savanna. Here's what happens when progress outpaces preservation. One of the few protected places within the Cerrado ...

I’m face to face with a black jaguar. With the unhurried, nonchalant gait of a predator at the top of its food chain, the feline ambles closer to our quad bike, which we parked at a distance along a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Otherworldly Lençóis Maranhenses National Park is known for its flooded sands. Photograph by Ignacio Palacios, Getty Images This ...

The National Geographic Society’s expedition to Northern Brazil and Southern Venezuela collected birds, plants, and other specimens from 1929-1931. The expedition was granted permission to join the ...