The Amazon basin houses over three million species in its rainforest ecosystem, with over 2,500 tree species creating and sustaining this vibrant environment. One in ten known species in the world ...

The Madeira Basin has the most diverse fish life in the Amazon River Basin with 1,406 species catalogued, but human interference and the climate crisis are provoking a significant decline in fish ...

HUMAITÁ, Brazil — The Madeira Basin, the most biodiverse region in the Amazon River Basin, boasts 1,406 catalogued species. However, this ecological richness is under threat from human activities and ...

The Amazon River basin is larger than any other on the planet, covering an expanse of over six million square kilometres and is home to a vast abundance and variety of freshwater fish species. 1 While ...

The new tetra fish species measure about half an inch long, according to researchers. Photo by Lopez, G. G. S., Souza, C. S., Reia, L., Mantuaneli, L. A., Morales, B ...

A new study examines the migratory movements of jaguars, river dolphins, and other species The Amazon river basin encompasses more than one-third of the South American continent, and the river itself ...

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 the ...