Brazilian researchers are using laser technology to unearth a lost Portuguese colony and challenge long-held beliefs about ...

A global study finds mangroves support 700 billion juvenile fish and invertebrates every year, showing their vital role in ...

THE VIEW If you head down the Zambezi River, you can get much deeper into ... THE VIEW What captured my attention my first time on the Amazon was that we sailed so deep into the heart of the ...

Ecosystems which have never been seen before are being accidentally created by humans. They offer a stark look into the ...

The Negro River in Manaus ... massive wildfires in the Amazon, Pantanal, Chile, Mexico, and Belize. In Chile, wildfires killed over 130 people, marking the country’s worst disaster since the 2010 ...

If you look at a map of South America, in the northeast, just off the Atlantic coast, you can (albeit with difficulty) make out the outline of the country of interest. Suriname is wedged between ...

Today, eight river ports are under expansion in Brazil’s northern half, with five railways planned for the Amazon and northeast Brazil, three waterways and dozens of highway pavements ...

The Amazon River passes through Brazil, Columbia, Peru, and Venezuela, but Brazil holds the largest portion. Also known as the Solimões River, famously meets with the Rio Negro River to form the ...

A recent study reveals the potential risk of river water flowing underground in Brazil due to high groundwater extraction, which could lead to losses in streamflow. Researchers found a correlation ...

Brazilian indigenous protesters have lifted a blockade of the Trans-Amazonian Highway, reopening a critical grain shipping route linking farmers to the Miritituba river port, traders association ...

In a fast-flowing river just miles from a massive waterfall, a new species was discovered. Stabile, et al (2025) Journal of Fish Biology At the border of Brazil and Argentina, the land splits open ...