Biologists report that they have recorded the loudest bird calls ever documented, made by dove-sized male white bellbirds as part of their mating rituals in the mountains of the northern Amazon.

Dispatches at The Prospect are brief reflections from our writers that focus on their experiences during the summer. As a city kid, many people find it hard to believe that I love nature. I guess it’s ...

Watching the first few minutes of “The Territory,” a new documentary set in the Amazon rainforest, is like listening to a symphony of deforestation. The film opens with the sound of an engine revving, ...