Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. For as long as people have traveled through Lake Maracaibo ...

(Washington, DC) – Armed groups fighting over parts of the Catatumbo region near the Colombia-Venezuela border have committed grave abuses against people living in the area and displaced thousands, ...

On the morning of January 16, 2025, hundreds of Colombian rebels, some who invaded from Venezuela, launched an offensive to wipe out a rival group. At least 80 people ...

In a vehicle with his two bodyguards, Cristian Herrera talks about the dangers he faces covering Colombia’s Catatumbo region as he heads to his latest assignment. An independent reporter, Herrera has ...

Lightning was likely the first source of fire for prehistoric humans—and it remains, along with earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, one of nature’s most amazing displays of power. One place in ...