A mass fish die-off in Brazil’s Amazon River region has killed an estimated 20-30 metric tons of fish and other aquatic animals, following one of the worst droughts in Amazonian history. On the night ...

In a groundbreaking expedition, researchers from Harvard and Amazonas State University began monitoring water quality and mercury contamination in the Amazon Basin’s largest tributary. The Madeira ...

PUERTO NARINO, Colombia (AP) — A flash of pink breaks the muddy surface of the Amazon River as scientists and veterinarians, waist-deep in the warm current, patiently work a mesh net around a pod of ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Indigenous communities along the Amazon River are grappling with severe challenges as an unprecedented drought causes ...

Editor’s Note: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions. Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Initiative has ...

When people talk about “the Amazon,” they generally mean the vast Amazon rainforest, not the river that gave the forest its name. (To test this, Google “the Amazon.” When I did that, the list of top ...