In June 2024, satellite images taken of the mighty Amazon River and its tributaries captured healthy rushing waters and high water lines. Now, a mere three months later, images of the same locations ...

The Amazon River is showing signs of recovery as many areas refill. The river was recently threatened by unprecedented fires, droughts, and deforestation, but incoming heavy rainfall could bring the ...

“If you’ve tasted jaraqui, you’ll never leave here,” Márcio da Silva Santos, the tuxaua, or the chief community leader of an Amazonian village named Betel, told the Science reporter Daniel Grossman ...

The Madeira Basin has the most diverse fish life in the Amazon River Basin with 1,406 species catalogued, but human interference and the climate crisis are provoking a significant decline in fish ...

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 ...

Despite the rapid increase in severe flooding, a new article indicates recent floods and droughts in the Amazon River Basin may have not yet exceeded the range of natural hydroclimatic variability.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. While the pink river dolphins of the Amazon Basin may look like the ...

In 2022, National Geographic Society with the support of Rolex, launched the Perpetual Planet Amazon Expedition, a one-of-a-kind science and storytelling exploration of the world’s most vital ...

South America’s Amazon River Basin is currently undergoing a severe drought, with water levels in the river lower than they have been in the past 120 years. A boat travels through a section of the ...

Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras could begin producing oil and gas in the Foz do Amazonas basin within seven to eight ...

Brazil’s state-run oil giant Petrobras has received approval from environmental regulator Ibama to begin exploratory drilling ...