The captivating floating islands of the Amazon, called matupás, are created through layers of plant matter and sedimentation.

They account for 15% of all known species worldwide – about 15 percent of all known species in the world. Approximately two-thirds of them are found exclusively in the region.

When people talk about “the Amazon,” they generally mean the vast Amazon rainforest, not the river that gave the forest its name. (To test this, Google “the Amazon.” When I did that, the list of top ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CARAUARI, Brazil (AP) — Even in the most ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Following proof of the presence of microplastics in Amazonian rivers, streams and lakes, researchers are investigating how these particles affect ...

The launch of the Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF) at the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil underscores how the Amazon Forest can be part of the climate solution. There’s another Amazon, ...

An amphibious mouse with webbed feet and an unsightly blob-headed fish are among the more than two dozen new species scientists discovered in a remote region of the Peruvian Amazon rainforest. A 2022 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. TRES RIOS, Brazil (AP) — Sometimes you start ...

Scientists discovered at least 27 new species during an expedition led by Conservation International in Peru's Amazon rainforest. Trond Larsen, a senior director at ...