CHICAGO — Indigenous people in the Amazon may have been deliberately creating fertile soil for farming for thousands of years. At archaeological sites across the Amazon River basin, mysterious ...

In September 2024, the Amazon’s worst drought in generations hit Paraizinho, a small riverside community that depends on the once-reliable Madeira River. Crops withered. Wells ran dry. The river, ...

The rhythms of the waterways of the Amazon Basin, marked by low- and ... of nutrient-rich sediments in the river and also impact the lives of the people who live in the rainforest — not only ...

With his photographs, he hopes to move people and spur them to help conserve the habitats. He says: “We need more than just researchers to care about the Amazon River basin. We need everybody to ...

The Amazon River basin is experiencing an unprecedented drought, with water levels plummeting to historic lows across the region. This environmental crisis is affecting navigation, wildlife ...

Bacteria living in the Amazon River can digest ... dioxide as they are washed down the river, according to a new study. The findings bolster the Amazon basin's reputation as being the lungs ...

Archaeologists once thought the Amazon basin’s soil would have been too ... But just how big the civilisation was, and how many people it may have supported, has remained unclear.

WWF report highlights dangers posed by mercury to people and nature across the Amazon river basin Alongside the all-too-visible deforestation, the Amazon is facing an invisible but increasing threat ...

People living ... the rivers in the Amazon basin have reached their lowest on record amid a continuing drought, the Brazilian Geological Service (SGB) says. The Madeira river, a major tributary ...

MANAUS, Brazil — Dark clouds rumble over the tiny Amazon River community of Nossa Senhora do Livramento. After two years of devastating drought, you might think that residents in this parched ...