Embarking on an expedition into the Amazon Basin might sound intimidating, but for retirees and older travelers, an Amazon ...

The Amazon has been called a “tree of rivers” – multi-branched, intricate, connected – and in many ways, a cruise is the only way to really explore it.

Mercury contamination comes mainly from illegal gold mining and forest clearing that wash mercury that naturally occurs in ...

The Amazon river is the second longest river in the world, and it has so many facets to it. In this video, we will briefly ...

In the image, shared from orbit, the Amazon appears almost like a living organism, its vast network of tributaries branching out like veins across tens of kilometres of floodplain.

Fossil fuel CO2 emissions are taking the world’s time-honored ecosystems, like the world-famous Amazon River, down onto their knees. The problem is greenhouse gases like CO2 and CH4 trap heat and ...

Local patrols in the Amazon are leading a conservation success story, protecting forests and wildlife against growing threats ...

Last year’s record drought in the Amazon and less-than-usual rainfall since caused river water levels to drop rapidly, hindering navigation by barges carrying grains for export and cutting off ...

Ticks, tarantulas and unchartered territory, oh my! A UK explorer has discovered the source of an uncharted Amazon river and two waterfalls, accomplishing this feat all while being stalked by a jaguar ...

The jungle town of Leticia provides Colombia’s only access to the Amazon River. But as the river changes course the town could soon be left high and dry and that’s fueling a border dispute with ...