A new study has quantified, for the first time, how much heat stress beef cattle actually experience across South America—as ...

South America has always been a dream for wildlife lovers, but 2025 feels like a particularly meaningful time to go.

New research shows whale hunting in South America dates back 5,000 years, reshaping views of early maritime societies.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The investigative minds at How to Survive analyze South America’s deadliest animal attacks and essential precautions.

Researchers including a Johns Hopkins University evolutionary biologist report they have analyzed a fossil of an extinct giant meat-eating bird -- which they say could be the largest known member of ...

Molecular dating has shown that several extinct creatures, such as giant sloths and mammoths, survived in South America much later than previously thought, raising questions about the root causes ...

The tracks indicate how many animals were traveling via the ancient coastline. Paleontologists have found tens of thousands of dinosaur tracks in South America, which offers evidence as to which ...