The Ucayali River snakes across the rainforest in this image captured by NASA astronaut Jessica Meir from the International ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Magnificent frigate birds (Fregata magnificens) make long foraging trips far over the Atlantic Ocean. A brown-throated sloth ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Explore the Amazon’s 4,000-mile journey, which crosses into nine different nations You can only really do the Amazon from the ...

A group of women took a dip in the Amazon River and swam for a few minutes. Then they looked around and couldn't believe what ...

Alongside the extraordinary fluvial discharges and the intense tidal currents, vigorous currents induced by the wind and an active western boundary current make this area one of the most energetic ...

Deep in the Peruvian Amazon, a hidden river reaches temperatures over 194°F despite being more than 430 miles from the ...

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 ...

The Amazon River begins as capillaries of water trickling down the eastern slopes of the Andes. The waters flow, gathering sediments, nutrients and organic material, braiding into a vast hydrologic ...

The Caldwell Zoo has officially opened its highly anticipated Amazon River’s Edge exhibit, bringing a vibrant piece of the rainforest to East Texas. The 7-acre exhibit immerses visitors in the wonders ...

After being outfitted with lifejackets and mud boots, we boarded skiffs for the brief ride across the river to the boat. No more than halfway across, our guide shone his flashlight on some bats in the ...