In Manaus, a sprawling city of more than 2 million, the depth of the Rio Negro, a major branch of the Amazon River, reached ...

Paddington's in Peru! Here's what to pack and what to expect for your Amazon River cruise in Peru (and why you might not want ...

Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is defending oil exploration near the mouth of the Amazon River as a way to ...

Over four years, a team from Canada’s CetAsia Research Group traveled to the Amazon river, where they then closely watched ...

Peru’s boiling river reaches 210°F, killing animals instantly. Scientists found biodiversity drops by 11% for every 1.8°F ...

Male dolphins have been observed shooting jets of urine into the air and other dolphins seem to follow the stream, perhaps to ...

Rising sea levels, coupled with other man-made actions ... The Bailique Archipelago sits at the crossroads of the Amazon ...

While the river remains bridge-free, it continues to serve as a vital artery for trade, transportation, and life in the region ...

commerce and ecology along its nearly 5,000 km route to the sea The Parana, South America’s second-largest river behind only the Amazon, has retreated this year to its lowest level since its ...

Smaller fish species are more nutritious, lower in mercury and less susceptible to overfishing, a Cornell-led research team has found. The team's study was conducted in the Amazon River, but the ...