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Beyond Camouflage: How Animal Colour Serves as Warning, Signalling, and Thermoregulation Tool

When Bright Colour Means "Back Off"The poison dart frog of Central and South America carries enough batrachotoxin in its skin to kill a small predator. It is also electric blue, vivid orange, or lime green, depending on the species. This is aposematism: colouration that functions as an active broadcast of…

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Crocodile wedding: A Mexican mayor marries a caiman every year, but the real story is about people and nature

Every year, a small town in southern Mexico stages one of the world's most unusual wedding ceremonies. A mayor dresses for the occasion, a bride wears a white gown adorned with flowers, music fills the streets, and hundreds of residents gather to celebrate. The only difference is that the bride…

The Times of India

The Shanghai Museum to Present "On Top of the World Tree: Ancient Civilizations of the Americas"

SHANGHAI, June 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Shanghai Museum will present "On Top of the World Tree: Ancient Civilizations of the Americas" (July 9, 2026 – Nov. 14, 2027 at the Shanghai Museum on People's Square), a major exhibition exploring the artistic, cultural, and spiritual traditions of ancient civilizations across…

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5 Birds So Invisible Humans Rarely Spot Them

Some birds survive not because they are strong… but because they are impossible to see. Deep inside forests, grasslands, and wetlands, a few extraordinary birds have mastered the art of disappearing. They do not rely on speed or sharp claws. Instead, they use silence, stillness, and camouflage so perfectly that…

Times Pets

Macaw as a Pet: Beauty Vs Responsibility

Brief History of Macaws as Pets

Behind the striking appearance of a macaw lies a highly intelligent and demanding pet.

Macaws have shared a relationship with humans for thousands of years. Indigenous cultures throughout Central and South America revered these birds, valuing their brilliant feathers for ceremonial dress, symbolic art,…

Times Pets

Why the Harpy Eagle Chick Spotted in Brazil Has the World Holding Its Breath

Deep inside Brazil’s dense rainforests, high above the forest floor where human eyes rarely reach, a moment unfolded that quietly rewrote hope for one of the world’s most powerful yet vulnerable birds. A harpy eagle chick was spotted alive in its nest, clinging to life in a world that has…

Times Pets

American border crackdown forces Venezuelan migrants on a perilous journey back south

Since February 2025, thousands of Venezuelan asylum-seekers have been turned away from the United States-Mexico border and denied the right to apply for protection in the U.S. Along with other Venezuelans who were living in the U.S. and have been deported, they’ve been forced to head south, either back to…

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Migrant Caravans Face Challenges On Journey To US Border

A new migrant caravan of 1,500 individuals from Central and South America embarks on a challenging journey to the U.S. border, facing threats and obstacles...

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Denver closes the last of its immigrant shelters as influx has decreased as of late

Over the past 18 months, approximately 42,000 immigrants from Central and South America arrived in the city

Latin Times

Tropical birds show signs of mercury contamination, due to artisanal gold mining operations: Study

Tropical birds are showing signs of mercury contamination as artisanal and small-scale gold mining operations reach deeper into jungles, finds a new research. Birds living within 7 km of such gold mining activity were found to have mercury concentrations over four times higher than those living at other sites across…

The Hindu

Invasive mussel species from Central and South America wiping out native variant in Kerala

Caribbean false mussel has spread widely in Kerala's coastal waters, displacing native species & causing economic loss. IPBES report finds global economic cost of invasive species exceeded USD 423 billion in 2019. Control of spread now impossible; only way to reduce number is to harvest as much as possible.

The Hindu

Fire up the dragon fruit — it’s good for your health

This tropical cactus fruit traces back to Central and South America and ancient Mayan and Aztec civilizations.

Chicago Sun-Times

Corals are starting to bleach as global ocean temperatures hit record highs

The water off South Florida is over 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 Celsius) in mid-July, and scientists are already seeing signs of coral bleaching off Central and South America. Particularly concerning is how early in the summer we are seeing these high ocean temperatures. If the extreme heat persists, it could…

The Conversation

Four-foot lizard that ‘runs like a T. rex’ on the loose in Cumbria

The black and white Tegu lizard is native to Central and South America, and in recent years they have become popular as pets

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Biden administration braces for border chaos with Title 42 set to expire next week

The U.S. is launching asylum centers in Central and South America and deploying 1,500 additional troops.

Reuters

Interpol-led LatAm swoop seizes thousands of weapons, $5.7 billion in drugs

Interpol said on Tuesday its largest-ever fire arms swoop across Central and South America resulted in the seizure of thousands of illegal weapons and $5.7 billion worth of drugs after unprecedented cooperation by 15 countries.

Reuters

Mexico agents find 269 migrants in trailer near southern border

Mexican authorities have found 269 migrants from Central and South America crowded into a tractor trailer near the country's southern border, Mexico's National Institute of Migration said on Tuesday.

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Modified Nissan Ariya To Drive From North To South Pole In 2023

The world's first all-electric driving adventure will take the team from the magnetic North Pole to the South Pole through North, Central and South America.

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Editorial: As Biden moves to end Title 42, administration must prepare to humanely deal with migrant influx

Over the past few days, migrants fleeing the war in Ukraine have made their way to northern Mexico and been waved through the U.S. southern border, putting an end to a short but harrowing journey to seek safety in a foreign land. Yards away, equally desperate travelers from Central and…

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