The Boiling River in the Peruvian Amazon is famous for its extreme temperatures that can boil animals alive. Geoscientist ...

From the weird to the wonderful, here's our roundup of animals you've never heard of before (and certainly won't forget in a ...

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Paddington's in Peru! Here's what to pack and what to expect for your Amazon River cruise in Peru (and why you might not want ...

In a rare encounter, a young man from an isolated Indigenous tribe approached a riverine community in Brazil’s Amazon, the country’s Indigenous affairs agency and local witnesses said Thursday. The ...

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil´s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is pressing the country's environmental regulator to approve exploratory drilling near the mouth of the Amazon River, defending the ...

The largest agricultural boom on the planet threatens to destroy a spectacular savanna. Here's what happens when progress ...

In Manaus, a sprawling city of more than 2 million, the depth of the Rio Negro, a major branch of the Amazon River, reached ...

This expansive forest stretches across several South American countries, breathing life into the very atmosphere we depend on ...

"We need to find a solution in which we guarantee the country, the world and the people that we will not blow up any trees, ...