Forget climate change, ageing populations are the real problem

Forget climate change, old man Europe must find a way to keep up with the younger populations of Asia, Africa and America

Did Barack Obama know about the Honduras coup plot all along?

Alexander Cockburn on the coup in Honduras, a traditional area of American and CIA influence

The fauna of the River Amazon

Away from the unlovely towns down river there are still plenty of treasures to discover along its tributaries

Suriname’s pristine jungle

Tiny in South American terms, Suriname still has the largest tract of unspoilt rainforest in the world

Pic of the Day: Pope arrives in Brazil

Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Pic of the Day Chachapoyas mummy found in Amazon rainforest in northern Peru

A Chachpoyas mummy dating from between 900 and 1500 AD is on display in the National Museum of Lima