Two years of record-breaking drought have dealt a heavy blow to what is arguably the Amazon's most successful sustainable economy: the managed fishery for the giant pirarucu, also known as arapaima.

The invention of vulcanized rubber (1839), followed by the popularization of bicycles (1870s) and the invention of the ...

More than 420,000 children in the Amazon basin are being badly affected by a drought parching much of South America that is ...

A new report by the FACT Coalition found that many investigations into environmental crimes do not follow the money. Of the ...

When it comes to planning an Amazon River cruise, you'll need to consider more than your budget, including where to go and ...

Ten people died in a tragic truck accident in the Ecuadorian Amazon when their vehicle ... According to Ecuador's Integrated ...

Law enforcement authorities in Ecuador say 10 people were killed after the truck they were traveling in on the country's Amazon fell into a ravine ...

The river levels are reported to be at their lowest levels in over 100 years, putting an estimated 30 million people living ...

The world’s longest river is at its lowest levels after a long drought. That's left the Amazon Rainforest, the vital waterway ...

MANAUS, Brazil — Dark clouds rumble over the tiny Amazon river community of Nossa Senhora do Livramento. After two years of a ...

"All of South America is facing an unprecedented drought and Ecuador is no exception. Several countries have power outages and we have all seen shocking images of a dry Amazon River," said the ...

LETICIA, Colombia (AP) — Marciano Flores stood knee-deep in the Amazon River with the rest of his crew, ready to haul in a ...