The Amazon rainforest is often associated with jaguars, parrots, and towering trees. Yet the majority of animal life in this ...

The journey began from the Brazilian city of Manaus and was organised by the well-known expedition agency Amazon Gero Tours.

Scientists studied centuries-old bird feathers from an ancient tomb on the coast, and then traced the origins back to the Amazon.

A black howler monkey sits on a tree branch in the Amazon Rainforest, Brazil. The surrounding forest shows dense vegetation and tall trees. Wildlife like this monkey is common in the forests of the ...

Which river is the second longest in the world? Learn about the Amazon River, the longest rivers globally, river systems and interesting facts about the Amazon.

"It's a really strange animal, and the weird twist in the jaw drove us crazy trying to figure it out." ...

Centuries before the Inca emerged, Amazonian parrots were carried alive across the Andes and raised in captivity on Peru's coast for their vibrant feathers.

Scientists found a jaw so bizarre they assumed it was broken - they were very wrong.

Students leapt out of their textbooks and across the hemisphere last winter. After a semester of studying and researching ...

This awards season, watch the first-ever Nature Breaking Awards, honoring excellence in the fields of wildlife & ecosystems.

Experts say parrots were prized for their vibrant feathers, which held deep cultural value in pre-Hispanic societies.

New analysis of ancient parrot DNA has revealed that vibrant Amazonian parrots were transported alive across the Andes to coastal Peru centuries before the Inca Empire, highlighting a sophisticated ...