The Amazon river dolphin, known as the boto, is a unique freshwater mammal. This species is famous for its striking pink color and remarkable intelligence. It has adapted to life in murky rivers, ...

If you thought the Amazon Rainforest is only about venomous snakes, giant anacondas, jaguars, and caimans, this one’s for you ...

Scientists have discovered a natural "internet of the forest" in the Amazon, where birds and monkeys share predator warnings ...

The Amazon region, Earth's most important ecosystem, is home to more than 400 Indigenous groups that use thousands of ...

Hotter temperatures and harsher droughts could cause Indigenous societies to lose many of the species they have used for medicine, rituals and more, scientists found. By Raymond Zhong and Flávia ...

Amazon microplastics contamination in fish has reached a crisis: half of jaraqui, Amazonas state's most-consumed freshwater ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock What appeared to be a tiny mushroom clinging to the underside of a leaf in Ecuador's Amazon rainforest was ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A new harvesting method allows an undisclosed Amazon plant to provide production of ibogaine, a psychedelic compound known for its largely ...

Scientists found Amazon trees may share defense genes, helping them survive insects and explain extreme rainforest diversity.

By Mongabay.com Tree rings from the Amazon show that the world’s largest rainforest has developed wetter wet seasons and ...

Pexels Deep in the flooded forests and blackwater channels of the Amazon, a creature that looks like it swam straight out of folklore is running out of places to hide from danger. The ...

The Amazon rainforest is one of the largest carbon reservoirs on Earth. It is also the world's largest source of biogenic ...