British explorer Ash Dykes discovered the source of an uncharted Amazon river, after being stalked by jaguar and army ants in ...

Pete Casey’s epic, six-year trek along the entire length of the Amazon River nears its final steps ... But crossing a swiftly flowing estuary, they misjudged how quickly the water was rising ...

The drought's impact extends beyond wildlife. Riverine communities across the Amazon are facing unprecedented challenges.

Only the youngest and strongest villagers now brave the crossing of a vast, blistering stretch of sand where, in normal times ...

Extreme drought affecting large parts of South America has dramatically reduced the flow of the Amazon River where Colombia ...

The Solimoes, one of the main tributaries of the mighty Amazon River whose waters originate in the Peruvian Andes, has fallen to its lowest level on record in Tabatinga, the Brazilian town on the ...

In a grim fallout from the longest drought in the Amazon rainforest's recorded history last year, induced in part by climate change, the carcasses of more than 200 river dolphins were found ...

“And it is expected to get worse,” he added. The Madeira River, a major tributary of the Amazon River that stretches for 3,300 kilometres (2,050 miles) over Brazil and Bolivia, reached its ...

Only the youngest and strongest villagers now brave the crossing of a vast, blistering stretch of sand where, in normal times, the waters of the mighty Madeira River flow in the Brazilian Amazon.