A University of Kansas researcher has spent years studying "aquaterra"—his term for regions around the world once populated ...

In the remote wilderness of southern South America, early explorers claimed to witness something extraordinary,giants towering above ordinary men. These weren't just myths or sailors’ tales. In 1766, ...

How many continents are there, seven, six, or even fewer? The answer depends on who you ask. In this video, we explore the surprising debate over the number of continents on Earth, revealing how ...

The survey has been done with much care, with due emphasis on the physical and climatic background, which explains much of the economic geography of the South American republics.

Patricia Fuenmayor died at the age of 51 after a battle with cancer, according to 'Despierta América', where she worked as a New York correspondent. She was also a pageant queen, winning Miss ...

South America’s First Hunter-Gatherers Appeared, Then Unusually Disappeared 2,000 Years Ago Learn about a previously unknown population of hunter-gatherers in Colombia, whose genetic trail faded away ...

However, many questions remain about this expansion and its impact on the genetic architecture of human populations across the continents, especially in South America, where high-resolution ...

Trump has frozen refugee admissions and cut off resettlement funding, but he has made an exception for white South Africans, who he says are victims of racial discrimination.

Mexico has sued technology company Google over its decision to update its maps platforms to match President Trump’s renaming of the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, Mexican President ...

In 2013 the United States was South America’s biggest trading partner, with $280bn in total goods trade in today’s dollars. By 2023 that was down 25%, while China’s trade jumped 43% to $304bn.

CSIS Americas Senior Associate Evan Ellis highlights the strategic importance of Suriname to South America and the United States and discusses the country's political alliances to consider ahead of ...