Bouncing along the river, the murky waters of the Amazon River tributary extended in each direction. In the distance, a line of vibrant green trees looked out over the waters, teeming with wildlife, ...

Deforestation remains the top culprit paired with several destructive human activities behind Amazon's devastation.

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 ...

There are thousands of tree species in the Amazon rainforest, many of which grow to between 80 and 100 feet tall, developing huge networks of branches that make up the canopy layer. A few trees grow ...