Conservationist Steve Boyes is gathering scientific information across the length of the Congo River, which could help preserve its ecosystems and build resilience against climate change.

The Congo River runs 2,920 miles through the center of Africa, ... in the form of fish that provide a main food source to many people up and down the length of the river.

Popular Congo tomes include Through the Dark Continent, Stanley’s 1877 account of his trip down the Congo River, Joseph Conrad’s 1902 classic Heart of Darkness, which explores the cruelty of ...

The nearly 3,000-mile Congo River is the backbone of one of Africa's poorest and most conflict-ridden countries. A trip down the riverine highway reveals the often harsh and always colorful ...

The mighty Congo River and its tributaries are the main highways into this hard-to-reach region. ... Charcoal for cooking is one source of deforestation, and the charcoal is a major health hazard.

This summer, NPR's West Africa correspondent Ofeibea Quist-Arcton and I took a 500-mile voyage down the Congo River, the life's blood of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Congo River fish evolution shaped by intense rapids Genomic study in lower Congo reveals microscale diversification Date: February 17, 2017 Source: American Museum of Natural History ...

Out on the Congo River, this reality was right in our faces. Dionne Searcey is part of a team that won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for international reporting and author of the book, " In Pursuit of ...