When physician Pedro Lucas Porcela Aurelio unearthed a fossil in Brazil's southern Rio Grande do Sul state in 2014, he could barely imagine his discovery would later help scientists better understand ...

Off the coast of Brazil lies an island sealed off from the public, home to thousands of snakes evolved into some of the ...

A Brazilian energy company has been donating seed and seedlings to restore the rainforest, which has been hit hard by deforestation, wildfires and climate change.

The dangerousness of a snake species can be measured in multiple ways. Here is a look at the deadliest snakes based on the toxicity of their venom.

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This dancing caterpillar might seem harmless, but it's actually one of the the most venomous insects in the world.

Off the southeastern coast of Brazil sits an isolated island that almost no one is allowed to visit. Ilha da Queimada Grande ...

Georgia is home to 47 species of snakes, of which six are venomous. But, Georgia Wildlife said in their "Venomous Snakes of Georgia" publication that only three "realistically represent a serious ...