Running through the rainforest in the northern portion of South America is the Amazon river. Although it’s disputed if the Amazon is the longest river in the world, it does carry more water than ...

“The main objective is to map the river and document the biodiversity ... the Yangtze and the Mississippi combined. One third of Amazon rainforest ‘degraded’ by human activity and drought ...

The Amazon rainforest, and the Amazon River and its enormous tributaries are home to 30 million people. Many live a simple life in near isolation on the riverbanks, but their livelihoods ...