Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brazil plans to dredge parts of the Amazon River after water levels reached a record low, endangering vital trade routes.

By André Schröder After 10 years of operation, the Belo Monte hydroelectric plant in Pará state has yet to resolve its most severe local impact: the reduction in water flow in the Volta Grande do ...

Hatchlings talk inside their shells to time their birth, but the roar of massive barges may soon drown out their sound.

Huge tributaries that feed the mighty Amazon River — the largest on the planet — have plunged to record-low levels, upending lives, stranding boats, and threatening endangered dolphins as drought ...

MANACAPURU, Brazil, Sept 30 (Reuters) - (This Sept. 30 story has been corrected to fix a name in the reporting credits) The Solimoes, one of the two largest tributaries of the Amazon River in Brazil, ...

It’s the longest river in the world, full of unique creatures, weaving and winding 3,700 miles across lush rainforests and ...

Brazil’s environmental agency, IBAMA, approved a key step that could soon allow Petrobras, the nation’s state oil company, to begin offshore oil drilling near the mouth of the Amazon River. In a May ...

Local river defenders force U-turn by occupying grain terminal operated by one of US powerhouses of world trade ...

TAPAUA, Brazil (AP) — Environmental agents from Brazil’s Chico Mendes Institute released giant Amazon River turtle hatchlings into the waters of the Abufari Biological Reserve in Tapaua, Amazonas ...

Rivers are among the most important natural features on Earth. They provide freshwater, support ecosystems, help agriculture, ...

CroisiEurope is building a new luxury river ship that will explore the Brazilian Amazon. The 160-foot vessel—which is the company’s first new-build since 2020—is scheduled to debut in early 2027. It ...