As night fell across a rainforest in northwestern Ecuador, a “large”-eyed creature with a “heart-shaped” tongue perched on ...

The Amazon rainforest is a global hot spot of life and biodiversity. Spanning eight countries – Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana – this ...

Ecuador has long been lauded as one of the most affordable places to retire in the Americas. However, retired life in this country can be challenging. Here's what you need to know about launching ...

It is legal for the Huaorani and other indigenous peoples of Ecuador to capture animals from the jungle. The Huaorani domesticate the animals, or semi-domesticate them. What is illegal is to sell ...

The nomadic Tagaeri and Taromenane rely on hunting and gathering in the Amazon Rainforest of eastern Ecuador, but the area has also been an attractive location for oil development. Several of the ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Ecuador voters decide on August 20 whether drilling will continue in an oil-rich area of the Amazon. Yasuni National Park is one of the most ecologically diverse ...

Photo from Hernández Hernández, de Oliveira, Diaz-Guevara, Alarcón-Ortiz, Pazmiño-Palomino (2025) Deep in the tropical rainforests of northern Ecuador, researchers equipped with slingshots ...

Scientists found a “large”-eyed creature with a “heart-shaped” tongue in a rainforest of Ecuador and discovered a new species. Photo from Getty Images / iStockphoto As night fell across a ...