The rainforest has many layers There are thousands of tree species in the Amazon rainforest, many of which grow to between 80 and 100 feet tall, developing huge networks of branches that make up the ...

Deep in the Amazon, there’s a dolphin unlike any other—pink, mysterious, and surprisingly powerful. In this video, we explore ...

A journey to the heart of the Amazon Rainforest, the last great wilderness on earth. This six-night expedition up the Rio Negro goes further into the wilds of the Brazilian Amazon than any other ...

The Mamirauá reserve, run by the Amazon research institute INPA, spans 11,000-square km (4,300-square miles) of flooded rainforest and wetlands and is located three days up the Amazon by boat ...

In the heart of the Amazon rainforest, marine biologist Fernando Trujillo is a beacon of hope for the inhabitants of the iconic river.

A pink-toed tarantula makes a cameo during an Amazon jungle hike. The scary spiders are generally harmless to humans, although a bite by their fangs does sting.

An international team of researchers found the remains of a giant freshwater dolphin that is about 16 million years old and the largest river dolphin species ever found, the University of Zurich ...

Scientists in the Amazon are enlisting local fishermen to help track the pink river dolphins that were once their prey.

The Amazon river dolphin is an intelligent and friendly mammal that appears to grin and flush like a human blushing when it gets excited.

The Mamirauá reserve, run by the Amazon research institute INPA, spans 11,000-square km (4,300-square miles) of flooded rainforest and wetlands and is located three days up the Amazon by boat ...