The miners use mercury to separate gold from sediment, then dump the sludge back into rivers, where it enters fish eaten by ...

In the heart of the Peruvian Amazon, far from active volcanic zones or geothermal hotspots, a river defies scientific expectations by reaching temperatures close to 100°C (212°F) — hot enough to boil ...

Newly-hatched M. amazonicum larvae were obtained from ovigerous females in Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil. The broodstock were obtained from the wild in northeastern of Pará State, Brazil (1 o 13'25" ...

A sailing yacht which inspired part of the Swallows and Amazons series of novels is marking 90 years since it was first ...

Colombia's only Amazon port town could soon be cut off from the river that keeps it alive. As drought and a shifting river ...

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

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RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras on Wednesday concluded an emergency drill in the country's Foz do Amazonas basin, the company and Brazil's environmental ...

Abstract: Analysis of regional multi-ship collision risk is essential for enhancing the efficiency of traffic management in maritime transportation. However, traditional collision risk analysis ...

The city will extend its experiment with public bathing in the river until mid-September. Swimming there had been banned for a century over health risks. By Matthew Mpoke Bigg If swimming in the River ...

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. — Some sections of the Spokane River are dried out, according to the Spokane Riverkeeper. The Spokane Riverkeeper posted photos showing a dried-out section of the river from ...

SANTA ROSA, Peru (AP) — Rain or shine, every weekday from March to December, boat owner Salvador Mitidieri ferries students from the shore of the Amazon River in Brazil to the only primary school in ...