This is the floodplain of the Amazon River, just a 30-minute high-powered boat ride from Santarém (PA). On November 11, ...

the opposite is true in Amazon River dolphins. Males can grow to be about 50% larger than females and weigh in excess of 400 pounds (180 kg). The animals have conical-shaped teeth that they use to ...

Located near the confluence of the Solimões and Japurá rivers, Lake Amanã, which means “the path of the rain,” is known as ...

LETICIA, Colombia — Marciano Flores stood knee-deep in the Amazon River with the rest of his crew, ready to haul in a giant net as a man in a canoe circled in an attempt to drive fish their way. At 69 ...

Belem, a bustling metropolitan area of 2.5 million people near the mouth of the Amazon River, is preparing to host COP30 next ...

But standing here a year ago would have been impossible, with the river far above his head. Flores has never seen the Amazon so low, and the men’s net came up empty before they relocated downriver and ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Amazon has announced plans to develop four nuclear reactors along the Columbia River in Washington in an effort to consistently achieve net-zero carbon. The facility ...

It helped the Amazon’s largest fish escape risk of extinction and is now an important source of income for locals in 10 ...

Legends tell of gold-hungry Conquistadors encountering a steaming river of boiling water within the depths of the Amazon rainforest. Surprisingly, this sensational tale holds a remarkable degree ...

The station generates radio waves that can pass through even very turbid water, detecting any fish that passes by a certain point in the stream. Related: Watch: Klamath River reemerges after the ...

Oct. 25, 2024 — Invasive silver carp have been spreading throughout the Mississippi River Basin since their introduction a half-century ago. Yet, try as they might, the fish have not advanced ...