At 5 a.m., six keepers file into the Houston Zoo's commissary kitchen and spend the next five hours chopping produce, portioning meat and weighing hay. By the time the rest of the zoo staff arrives, ...

A heatwave made lakes in the Amazon hotter than the maximum temperature recommended for hot tubs — a death sentence for ...

Researchers examined 52 field studies from 2000 to 2025 that reported plastic contamination in the Amazon Basin's rivers, ...

A UF climate activist is leading a 2,693 mile journey across the Amazon that’ll end with a United Nations conference.

Study published in Science reveals a 0.8°C increase in Amazon lake temperatures; warming waters caused the death of hundreds ...

A narrow skiff slides among massive rocky outcroppings on the Tocantins River, where the catfish and peacock bass throng in ...

Red John” is an old acquaintance of landowners and ranchers in the Brazilian Amazon.He helps clears pastures cheaply, but also leaves blackened earth and charred trees in ...

This ecosystem is home to an extraordinary variety of plants and animals, accounting for about 25% of the world's terrestrial species.

Imagine walking through the Amazon and realizing the animals that make it magical might not be there for your kids to see.

See animals in their natural habitat by the river, captured on a trail camera. Mammootty celebrates eighth State Film Award ...

Bolivia’s Beni anacondas are apex predators, meaning no one messes with them in their ecosystem. Apart from a single case of cannibalism, no one had ever seen Bolivian anacondas getting killed or ...

Some of the lakes have exceeded 40°C (104°F), a temperature not suitable for the river dolphins and fish.