Members of one of the world’s last uncontacted tribes have been spotted and photographed from the air near the Brazil-Peru border. The photos were taken during several flights over one of the remotest parts of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil’s Acre state. picked by Stadsman 1 year ago

You all saw the pictures of the supposed undiscovered Amazonian tribe. Those shots took the internet by storm. Now we learn that it was an hoax to bring attention to the threat of logging. The tribe has been known for almost 100 years. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

For no good reason.... One family who has lived on the reservation since it was created, and was certified by an archeologist hired BY THE TRIBE, was still disenrolled from the tribe. picked by bcgrote 3 years ago

A city official in the remote Brazilian Amazon village of Envira told CNN that five members of the Kulina tribe are on the run after being accused of murdering, butchering and eating a farmer in a ritual act of cannibalism. picked by Bornbad 10 months ago

The Royal Family of the United Arab Emirates might wipe out the second -oldest indigenous tribe in the world. picked by kxmk 2 years ago

Dutch biologist Marc van Roosmalen has discovered a new species of peccary in the basin of the Rio Aripuanã in the south-eastern Amazon region. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A flood hits a fire ant colony in the Amazon jungle. An amazing chance to see footage on how the species has adapted to water to protect their queen.

Embedding doesn't work. Click here picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

As a federally recognized sovereign nation, the Coquille tribe is not bound by the Oregon's Constitution. The tribe recently adopted a law that recognizes same-sex marriage and extends to gay and lesbian partners, at least one of whom must be a Coquille, all tribal benefits of marriage. picked by DaftGretel 1 year ago

The Seminoles of Florida bought the majority of the popular restraunt chain and is expected to increase their gambling revenues even more than they already are. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

For decades the Tao aborigines of Taiwan's Orchid Island have used colorful canoe-like boats to net flying fish in the warm waters of the Pacific. But now more and more Tao men are migrating to Taiwan's cities to look for work, leaving fewer to learn how to build the 23-foot boats. The tribe is also under siege from Taiwan's majority Chinese culture. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Scientists have discovered a new species of lizard in the lush Western Ghats mountain range in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

The small reptile is a form of gecko and was found by taxonomist Varad Giri in the Kolhapur district. It has been named Cnemasspis kolhapurensis. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

In his first year at San Marcos University, Hermenegildo Espejo barely spoke, and certainly not in class.

His Spanish was rudimentary, his accent an embarrassment. Classmates in Lima, a two-day trip from his Amazon home town, laughed at his grammatical stumbles, his odd pronunciation. picked by suebe 3 weeks ago

Nearly all of today's Native Americans in North, Central, and South America can trace part of their ancestry to six women whose descendants immigrated around 20,000 years ago. picked by MandolinOrange 2 years ago

From technical support for a new DNA laboratory used in criminal cases to providing support for rebuilding Iraq's governmental infrastructure, this Native American tribe has branched out from the casino business. picked by suebe 3 years ago

The remains of female foetuses and new-born babies have been found in 30 bags dumped in a dry well near a private clinic in the east Indian state of Orissa. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Long before Angelina Jolie, Mia Farrow and Madonna made headlines with their adoptive families, 1920s star Josephine Baker tried to combat racism by adopting 12 children of various ethnic backgrounds from around the world. Today the members of her "rainbow tribe" are still searching for their identity.

*Long read... great story! picked by nateebiinature 2 months ago

A 63-year-old woman missing for nearly a week after going fishing in Iowa has been found alive on a raft hidden in the brush of a riverbank. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

The oldest known human hairs could be the strands discovered in fossil hyena poop found in a South African cave, a new study hints. picked by Bornbad 10 months ago

Exposed by erosion at the edge of a crumbling bluff, the pit discovered beneath 2 feet of sandy dirt at first appeared to be a grave just long and deep enough to bury a human body. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

Scientists at Holar University College and the University of Iceland have challenged the belief that the ice ages exterminated all life on land and in freshwater. They have discovered two species of groundwater amphipods in Iceland that are the only animals species found solely in Iceland. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago