Veteran diver and photojournalist Thomas Peschak reflects on a multi-year expedition aimed at Amazon science and storytelling ...

Previously, the river's exact age was unknown, researchers say. The Amazon, which starts in the Andes and flows easterly into the Atlantic Ocean, originated as a transcontinental river back in the ...

“The Amazon is both the world’s largest river by volume and the longest river system, emerging in the Peruvian Andes and crossing five countries before emptying into the Atlantic Ocea ...

it was believed that much of this plant matter floated down the Amazon River to the ocean, where it ultimately became buried in the seafloor. A decade ago, scientists at the University of ...

MANAUS, Brazil — Dark clouds rumble over the tiny Amazon River community of Nossa Senhora ... which warms the Pacific Ocean waters off South America, was much stronger and longer this year ...

But one seemingly straightforward conclusion has continued to confound: Just what is the longest river in the world ... the remainder of the Amazon out to the Atlantic Ocean, on the Brazilian ...

Where the Amazon River starts has been a topic of debate for centuries. Its western source is located in the Andes Mountains, just 100 miles from the Pacific Ocean. Its mouth lies on the ...

The Amazon is both the world’s largest river by volume and the longest river system, emerging in the Peruvian Andes and crossing five countries before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean.