You no longer need a plane ticket to Brazil and a trek through the rainforest to land one of the world’s most elusive predators. The Arapaima, a prehistoric giant once exclusive to the Amazon River, ...

Amazonian fish are facing an alarming new threat. A series of extreme droughts is drying up the region's rivers and wetlands — and scientists say the consequences could be devastating for both ...

Researchers carried out a massive survey in the Brazilian Amazon for so-called annual rivulids, a family of fish whose eggs survive in a hibernation state during drought and then hatch when it rains — ...

Researchers recently conducted an extensive survey in the Brazilian Amazon to study annual rivulids, a family of fish known for their remarkable ability to survive droughts by entering a dormant state ...

What happens when climate change and pesticide pollution collide? Ecosystems suffer, local businesses struggle, and communities face real risks. But aquatic solutions are emerging to protect Amazonian ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thousands of fish species — about 2,500 of them named — call the Amazon River home, but scientists estimate nearly half of the ...

Braz-Mota traveled from Manaus, capital of Amazonas state, to Tefé with fellow biologist Rafael Duarte to investigate the impacts of the drought on Amazonian fish. A native of Amazonas, she’s used to ...

Two years of record-breaking drought have dealt a heavy blow to what is arguably the Amazon's most successful sustainable economy: the managed fishery for the giant pirarucu. In Brazil´s Amazonas ...

Scientists at the National Museum of Natural History trained computer models to identify photos of Amazonian fish species. PHOTO Douglas Bastos “If we can work with communities to use AI in ecological ...