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A new study finds that black-handed spider monkeys like their fruits, well, boozy.
monkeys

Monkeys Love Their Alcohol

But proving the “drunken monkey” hypothesis has been an exhausting—and messy—endeavor.
Sarah Durn April 21, 2022
A muriqui mother and infant
Caratinga, Brazil

The Muriquis of Feliciano Miguel Abdala Reserve

A preserved section of the Atlantic Forest is an important habitat for these critically endangered monkeys.
Agbokim Waterfall
Obokum, Nigeria

Agbokim Waterfall

Seven streams tumble over a cliff, resulting in this dazzling waterfall in the Nigerian rainforest.
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San Antonio de Ureca, Equatorial Guinea

Ureka

This village surrounded by breathtaking waterfalls is one of the wettest places on earth.
During Cambodia's Pchum Ben festival, offerings are made to hungry ghosts.
maori

From Cambodia’s Hungry Ghosts to Assam’s Mobile Theaters, Our Favorite Indigenous Stories of 2021

Perseverance and ingenuity from around the world.
Sarah Durn December 22, 2021
Maniwara ants are used in several Biatüwi dishes.
Manaus, Brazil

Biatüwi

The only restaurant serving indigenous foods from the Amazon.
A northern bettong from a small population in Danbulla National Park in North Queensland.
science

These Truffle-Eating Marsupials in Australia Are 'Ecosystem Engineers'

There are far fewer northern bettongs than previously thought, but work is underway to save the species.
Lisa Cox November 29, 2021
Green-billed toucan
Tapiraí, Brazil

Trilha dos Tucanos

This unique bird reserve sits within an important fragment of Brazil's Atlantic rainforest.
Ceunant Llennyrch National Nature Reserve in Wales is home to one of Britain's few remaining temperate rainforests.
forests

Mapping the Rainforests of Britain

The rainy island is home to some of the world's most diverse woodlands—but they are rapidly disappearing.
Richard Collett November 1, 2021
Members of the Sarayaku indigenous community believe that the rainforest should have legal rights.
law

The Fight to Secure Rights for Rainforests

The Sarayaku people of Ecuador are seeking legal protection for Amazonian plants and animals.
Emily Laber-Warren April 30, 2021
Store-bought printed fabric was enough to alarm the putty-nosed monkeys, who are highly sensitive to even a glimpse of a leopard-like pattern moving in the dense vegetation.
animals

Why Researchers Dressed as Leopards to Scare Some Monkeys

A field experiment in Republic of the Congo revealed new insights into how the primates sound the alarm.
Gemma Tarlach April 1, 2021
Matrinxã mujeca (a fish soup) with local chilis and chili sauce.
restaurants

The Trailblazing Brazilian Restaurant Serving a Taste of the Amazon

Studying anthropology inspired a husband-wife team to ignore mockery and share their native foods.
Rafael Tonon March 3, 2021
Walking through the forest.
Farino, New Caledonia

Sentir de la Petite Cascade de Farino

This peaceful path through the jungle is surrounded by songbirds and complete with a waterfall.
Fires are tearing through the Brazilian Amazon, including Altamira, pictured here on August 27, 2019.
forests

Scientists of the Future Will Unearth Traces of the Scorched Amazon Rainforest

Long after the forest stops burning, the effects of this year's fires will linger in the soil and water.
Jessica Leigh Hester August 28, 2019
Sumbiling Eco Village.
Batang Duri, Brunei

Sumbiling Eco Village

A remote lodge nestled among some of the world's best-preserved rainforests.
Mother and baby "Ma'ax."
Tikal, Guatemala

Spider Monkeys of Tikal

Monkeys inhabit the lush forest surrounding ancient Mayan ruins once considered sacred.
In Malaysian rain forests, termites such as these <em>Macrotermes carbonarius</em> serve key ecological functions.
forests

Termites Are a Rain Forest's Ecological Insurance Policy

During a drought, wood-eating insects can be a jungle's best friends.
Noor Al-Samarrai January 14, 2019
At Shin Suzuran, Takano handles nettle leaves.
food

How Japanese Immigrants in the Amazon Created a New Cuisine

Native fish sashimi and green papaya pickles provided a taste of home.
Rafael Tonon December 28, 2018