The Amazon River is home to some of the most diverse and mysterious wildlife on Earth. Beneath its murky waters lurk strange ...

A map of the Amazon River drainage basin with the Amazon River highlighted. (Image credit: By Kmusser from Wikimedia Commons with elements from this file, CC-BY-SA-3.0) ...

In 1846, according to the atlas “Maps of Useful Knowledge,” the Amazon was the world’s longest river, at 3,200 miles; the Nile came in at 2,750. Advertisement ...

Then, in 1971, a National Geographic expedition led by Loren McIntyre identified the snow-capped peak of Mismi (map) as the headwaters of the Apurímac River and the ultimate source of the Amazon.

A lifelong fascination with nature and fieldwork led this researcher to the world of ethnobiology a field where ecology, ...

Fishermen hold an aphanotorulus unicolor, a species of catfish, they caught in the Amazon River amid a drought on the outskirts of Leticia, Colombia, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024.

Ticks, tarantulas and unchartered territory, oh my! A UK explorer has discovered the source of an uncharted Amazon river and two waterfalls, accomplishing this feat all while being stalked by a&#82… ...

The Nile in Africa is officially recognized as the world’s longest river, but now a new expedition is heading to South America with the aim of exploring a tributary of the Amazon which may lead ...