Ticks, tarantulas and unchartered territory, oh my! A UK explorer has discovered the source of an uncharted Amazon river and two waterfalls, accomplishing this feat all while being stalked by a ...

A British explorer has discovered the source of an uncharted Amazon river - despite being stalked by jaguars and ravaged by insects. Ash Dykes, 33, and his fellow adventurers Jacob Hudson ...

A lifelong fascination with nature and fieldwork led this researcher to the world of ethnobiology a field where ecology, ...

Watch as a British explorer locates the source of an uncharted Amazon river, after battling 300 ticks and army ants, goliath tarantulas (the world’s largest spider), snakes, alligators and even ...

Rivers have been an essential part of human civilization for millennia, providing water, transport, and fertile land for agriculture. But have you ever wondered which river is the longest on Earth?

Brazil has auctioned off several land and offshore potential oil sites near the Amazon River, aiming to expand production in ...

It is the largest tree. (Published 12/19/2000) Amazon's Source Is Pinpointed The source of the Amazon River has fascinated explorers for centuries. Now, an international team believes it has ...

Every Amazon source-to-sea expedition since Piotr Chmielinski ... weighted with rocks and sunk in the river. Both attacks came without warning in a lawless part of northeastern Peru known as ...

The region drained by the Amazon River, including the Amazon rainforest, is in the second year of a punishing drought. That has led to the lowest water levels in more than 100 years for the Amazon ...