We consider the Amazon to be the lungs of the world, but it is much more than that. Apart from containing the densest and ...

A severe drought and heatwave turned Brazil's Lake Tefé into a deadly cauldron, with water reaching 41°C. Hundreds of endangered Amazon river dolphins, along with vast numbers of fish, perished as the ...

The carcasses of around 200 river dolphins were floating across the seven-foot (two-meter) deep waters of Lake Tefé, as a ...

"Pinky," an incredibly rare pink dolphin, has been swimming in Louisiana's Gulf Coast waters for nearly 20 years. What to ...

The extreme drought that affected Lake Tefé, in the middle Solimões River, in 2024 reduced its area by 75%, compromising the habitat of Amazon river dolphins. The phenomenon, linked to climate change, ...

When dolphins began washing up dead by the dozens on Lake Tefe in Brazil's Amazonas state, hydrologist Ayan Fleischmann was sent to find out why. What he and his colleagues discovered was startling: a ...

When dolphins began washing up dead by the dozens on Lake Tefe in Brazil's Amazonas state, hydrologist Ayan Fleischmann was sent to find out why. What he and his colleagues discovered was startling: a ...

An unprecedented heatwave and drought in 2023 turned the Amazon’s lakes into shallow simmering basins, with water temperatures soaring to temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius (ºC) in one case and ...

The Abercrombie & Kent Pure Amazon River Cruise offers luxury accommodations, local cuisine, wildlife excursions, and ...