Brazil plans to dredge parts of the Amazon River after water levels reached a record low, endangering vital trade routes. Authorities say an artificially deeper river will restart the steady flow of ...

Fernando Araújo was riding his jet ski through Brazil's Rio Negro when he saw the small plane lose altitude and "crash into ...

The Amazon region of northern Brazil continues to suffer under the worst drought in 120 years, resulting in the lowest water level at the Port of Manaus in 122 years. A state of emergency has been ...

Embarking on an expedition into the Amazon Basin might sound intimidating, but for retirees and older travelers, an Amazon river cruise strikes the perfect balance of adventure and comfort. You can ...

TEFÉ, Brazil — Each morning for the last several weeks, researcher Miriam Marmontel has gazed out at Lake Tefé and the Amazon River, through a thick curtain of smoke from thousands of wildfires raging ...

TAPAUA, Brazil — Environmental agents from Brazil’s Chico Mendes Institute released giant Amazon River turtle hatchlings into the waters of the Abufari Biological Reserve in Tapaua, Amazonas state, as ...

MANACAPURU, Brazil, Sept 30 (Reuters) - (This Sept. 30 story has been corrected to fix a name in the reporting credits) The Solimoes, one of the two largest tributaries of the Amazon River in Brazil, ...

Amid an extreme, unprecedented drought, almost all major Amazon rivers have registered their lowest levels in history. Experts say the outlook for the next months is even worse, putting researchers on ...

Indigenous communities along the Amazon River are grappling with severe challenges as an unprecedented drought causes water levels to plummet. Unforeseen scarcity is threatening livelihoods and access ...

The Amazon basin houses over three million species in its rainforest ecosystem, with over 2,500 tree species creating and sustaining this vibrant environment. One in ten known species in the world ...

The launch of the Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF) at the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil underscores how the Amazon Forest can be part of the climate solution. There’s another Amazon, ...