KITWE, Zambia (AP) — Authorities and environmentalists in Zambia fear the long-term impact of an acid spill at a Chinese-owned mine that contaminated a major river and could potentially affect ...

For 162 million years, sturgeons have fended off everything they’ve faced. Now scientists are racing to save these living ...

For decades, the Congo Basin was largely invisible to climate science. Now, a new generation of Central African researchers ...

A study has revealed that the Miombo woodland stores far more carbon than people realized. That could mean that protecting ...

Authorities investigating the deaths of at least 60 people in northwestern Congo suspect the water source in one of the areas may have been contaminated, the World Health Organization said Friday.

partly due to human interactions with wildlife in forested areas. Congo, which hosts about 60% of the Congo Basin's tropical forests, is particularly vulnerable. “All these viruses have ...

Tropical rainforests don’t give up their secrets easily. ... That’s why it’s so rewarding to see these incredible images.” ...

which is home to about 60% of the forests in the Congo Basin, home to the largest expanse of tropical forest on earth. “All these viruses are viruses that have reservoirs in the forest.

Photo from Will Burrard-Lucas and Wildlife Conservation Society High ... to see some of the rarer species that live in the Congo Basin.” One photo shows an African forest buffalo, a near ...