The constant cloud cover over the Coca River is so thick, no helpful satellite imagery existed. The unyielding vegetation in the Amazon basin also made map-making seemingly impossible.

but the system would become so saturated and so compromised that even the Amazon River itself would lose its dynamism and important functions within the basin as a whole,” Caldas says. The map ...

South America’s Amazon River Basin is currently undergoing a severe drought, with water levels in the river lower than they have been in the past 120 years. A boat travels through a section of ...

Rivers have been an essential part of human civilization for millennia, providing water, transport, and fertile land for agriculture. But have you ever wondered which river is the longest on Earth?

Then, in 1971, a National Geographic expedition led by Loren McIntyre identified the snow-capped peak of Mismi (map) as the headwaters of the Apurímac River and the ultimate source of the Amazon.

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 ...

In international maps, however, the Amazon River begins in Peru ... Until the rainy season begins in the basin, the situation that is already underway should worsen." Fox News' Antisemitism ...

Unlike their ocean-dwelling counterparts, river dolphins live exclusively in freshwater habitats. Based on a fossilized dolphin discovered in Peru's Pisco Basin, the Amazon River Dolphin is ...

The Tapajós River is one of the largest, free-flowing tributaries in the Amazon, accounting for around 6% of the water in the entire basin. At 2,000 kilometers (1,243 miles) long, it has enormous ...

there are numerous objections stemming from environmental concerns given its proximity to the mouth of the Amazon River. In addition to the Potiguar Basin, the equatorial margin includes the Foz d ...