The river's width varies from 1 to 6.2 miles during the dry season, but expands to over 30 miles wide in some parts during the rainy season ...

This expansive forest stretches across several South American countries, breathing life into the very atmosphere we depend on. Think of it as the planet's own giant air purifier, working tirelessly ...

Aerial urination by the Amazon dolphin (Claryana Araújo-Wang) The study documents 36 instances of “aerial urination” by boto between 2014 and 2018 and records the sequence, duration and ...

Researchers say they have made a startling discovery in the Amazon River. But their evidence wasn’t collected from the water—it could be seen from shore. After around 219 hours of observations ...

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

The moon causes a tidal bore that reverses the flow of the river and slows the earth’s spin each day These Brazilians are about to surf in a very unlikely place: the Amazon River. During full ...