Scientists in Colombia’s Amazon are capturing and testing endangered pink river dolphins to monitor mercury contamination from illegal gold mining and deforestation.

Rainforests are often called the “lungs of the Earth,” and it’s easy to see why. They produce much of the world’s oxygen and ...

The Amazon rainforest, spanning eight countries, is a vital ecosystem housing 10% of Earth's species and holding 20% of the world's freshwater. It stores billions of tons of carbon, crucial for ...

SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica (AP) — Authorities in Costa Rica raided for the second time a hotel where the youngest son of former New ...

Dance to the rhythm of South America’s largest country, where jaguars roam, beaches call and cities burst with culture.

That harm can look like respiratory diseases such as asthma caused by toxic air pollution after fires, or illnesses that ...

Moenkhausia is a group of “diverse” and “small-sized” characiform fish, or ray-finned fish. It is known for its size as well as its “vivid coloration” and is found throughout rivers in South America, ...

Join us for the travel adventure of a lifetime as we cruise down the Amazon river in Peru aboard the Delfin I luxury boat.

The Amazon has always carried an air of mystery, with its winding waterways and dense rainforest stretching for miles.

If you’re into wildlife, wild places and discovering the exotic, Aqua Expeditions has itineraries to suit. Since launching in ...

MIDDLETON — Julie Klipfel’s fourth-graders have a window to the world in their classroom. Klipfel, a North Andover native who teaches at Howe-Manning Elementary School in Middleton, spent 16 days this ...