The Amazon is one of the planet’s last great wildernesses, stretching across nine countries in South America. It has been a ...

It's eleven hundred tributaries drain the greatest river basin on the planet,(an area of more than two million square miles), and along its incredible journey it collects and transports one fifth of ...

Electric eels may look like harmless river creatures, but trust us – you don’t want to touch one. In this video, we dive into how these fascinating animals generate powerful electric shocks ...

Electric eel hiding in vegetation in its habitat ... Image by gustavofrazao via Depositphotos The Amazon rainforest is home to some of the strangest and most fascinating creatures on Earth. From ...

The Amazon Rainforest is one of the most diverse and vibrant ecosystems ... playing a critical role in the Amazon’s aquatic ecosystem. The electric eel, despite its name, is not a true eel but rather ...

Somebody get Greta on the horn! Tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest are being cleared and paved over to build a new four-lane highway for, of all things, the upcoming COP30 ...

Ahead of the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil, developers are carving a four-lane highway through protected tracts of the Amazon rainforest to ease travel for attendees. The highway ...

Aerial view of an area of Amazon rainforest deforested by illegal fire in the municipality of Labrea, Amazonas State, Brazil, Aug. 20, 2024. Evaristo Sa/AFP via Getty Images Paving these roadways ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — 2024 was a brutal year for the Amazon rainforest, with rampant wildfires and extreme drought ravaging large parts of a biome that’s a critical counterweight to climate ...

Indigenous peoples forced from the Amazon rainforest are finally getting the ... has cracked the chemistry of lower-cost, energy-dense electric vehicle batteries. Budget-conscious gasoline ...

President Joe Biden made a historic visit to the Amazon rainforest, becoming the first sitting US president to do so. During his visit, he pledged $50 million to Brazil's Amazon Fund and delivered ...

It's been quite the year for Joe Biden, who is seemingly enjoying his final months as President by doing "sidequests" — like visiting the Amazon rainforest. Saul Loeb / Getty Images In case you ...