Seven of these patches contained evidence of trees taller than 80m. Most of them were located in the area surrounding the Jari river, a northern tributary of the Amazon. Even we were surprised by ...

Small-scale—and usually illegal—mining operations dredge the mineral from subsoil or river sediment ... trunks of fig trees (Ficus insipida) at five sites in the Peruvian Amazon.

The Amazon River is unlike any other river on Earth. Its massive volumes of water feed the adjacent Amazon rainforest, make it impossible to build bridges over, and even raise the height of the ...

"The rate at which the Amazon is drying up is scary and much ... A few stranded boats are tied to far-off trees. With the river and creek dry, he hasn't had much construction or electrical work.

Eventually, thousands of square miles of rainforest are flooded, creating a vast, tree-canopied sea. Into this seasonal sea, which remains for half the year, swims the Amazon river dolphin ...

When photographer Sebastião Salgado visits tribes in the Amazon, he says the people ... His photos depict lush tropical trees, dramatic clouds, the sinuous river, as well as the biodiversity ...