An extended family in that South American country has a devastating genetic variant that triggers early-onset dementia. "They get Alzheimer's at age 45 like clockwork," said Kosik, a professor of ...

In the heart of the Colombian Amazon, the towering mountains of the Serranía del Chiribiquete harbor secrets including South ...

The Sinú River in northwestern Colombia is a kind of bloodstream from which life emanates. Its heart lies within Paramillo ...

In a new book, the Pulitzer Prize winner Greg Grandin tells the history of the hemisphere from south of the border.

U.S. citizens have been told "do not travel" to Arauca, Cauca (excluding Popayán), and Norte de Santander "due to crime and ...

The Pan American Highway is the world's longest road, stretching from Alaska to Argentina, passing through 14 countries and ...

President Gustavo Petro is leading the way in promoting a fossil fuel phase-out in South America and beyond, but there are ...

Idyllic rivers snaking through the lush rain forest in Amazon eco reserves hide the deadly violence ripe in the ...

(AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh) NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Five children were among eight people who died from cholera in South Sudan after aid cuts are forcing patients to walk for hours to the ...

Many people do not experience symptoms from the disease, while others experience fever, muscle pain, headache, loss of ...

One country has issued a national health emergency after an outbreak of yellow fever killed 34 people since the beginning of ...