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.

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

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 ...

MANAUS, Brazil, Oct 16 (Reuters) - (This Oct. 16 story has been corrected to reflect a record low for a major tributary, not the Amazon River itself, in the headline and paragraph 1) A major tributary ...

Falling water levels in the rivers and lakes of the Brazilian Amazon are restricting the flow of ships and boats, the main form of transport in the region and the only means of access to health and ...

The river port in the most populated city of Brazil's Amazon rainforest recorded its lowest water level in over a century on Monday amid a drought that has left boats stranded on the Amazon river and ...

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

In a dramatic rescue on Brazil’s Rio Negro, authorities saved a severely injured jaguar that was struggling to survive in the river’s strong currents. The big cat was discovered on Wednesday, Oct. 1, ...