A high number of plant species found nowhere else on Earth makes the Congo River Basin forests vital repositories of biodiversity. In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) alone, 11,000 forest plant ...

The Congo River is a long, ... The Congo Basin rainforest is home to an abundance of unique plant and animal life — scientists have estimated that about 10,000 species of tropical plants are ...

The Congo River runs 2,920 miles through the center of Africa, most of its massive flow winding through the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ... The Congo basin already has 40 hydropower plants.

I traveled the Congo River to explore a perilous timber trade that officials say is rife with corruption. The old-growth rainforest of Africa’s Congo Basin is second in size only to the Amazon ...

The idea of a pitch-black river may sound like something from the latest Hollywood adventure movie. But such a waterway exists in the real world, and it's so dark you can't see your hand in front ...