PUERTO NARINO, Colombia — A flash of pink breaks the muddy surface of the Amazon River as scientists and veterinarians, waist-deep in the warm current, patiently work a mesh net around a pod of river ...

March 20 (UPI) --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 ...

Recent research shows that there is considerable overlap in the important corridors for jaguars and key freshwater species, highlighting the potential for integrated conservation.

Astronaut Don Pettit has once again turned his lens toward Earth, this time capturing a mesmerising view of the Amazon River basin from space. While aboard his mission, Pettit photographed the world's ...