By Fernanda Wenzel In 2021,an army of dredges equipped to churn up the riverbed in search of gold invaded the largest ...

HUMAITÁ, Brazil — When we arrive at the first site in the Madeira River, researchers from Amazonas State University (UEA) and Harvard position themselves at the stern and bow of the voadeira ...

The National Water and Basic Sanitation Agency (ANA) explained that the Madeira, Purús, Tapajós, and Xingu Rivers are all tributaries of the Amazon River. At the same time, the Paraguay River ...

A second work order will be signed authorizing the dredging of two critical navigation points in the Madeira River, at the Tabocal region near the capital Manaus, and at the river’s mouth in ...

Smoke has been wafting over the Madeira river since Saturday, with many locals complaining the swift action by authorities has left them stranded in the rainforest. Brazil’s Justice minister ...

FILE - Residents look out at the Madeira River, a tributary of the Amazon River amid a drought in Humaita, Amazonas state, Brazil, Sept. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros, File) ...

We examine how inundation extent affects the partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO₂) and CO₂ outgassing in the Madeira River, a large tributary to the Amazon River. We show data from nine field ...

The Canadian province of Ontario on Monday announced it was cancelling a C$100 million ($68.12 million) contract with Elon ...

Five months after a major operation by federal forces, illegal mining dredges are back on the Madeira River in the Brazilian Amazon. The return of the floating structures shows the resilience of ...