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The Madeira River is the largest tributary flowing into the Amazon River and is home to many people living on the banks. These residents drink and eat fish from the river, so its water quality ...

Let go of your idea of the rough-and-tumble Amazonian expeditions of the past as the Amazon enters a new era of exploration.

The Amazon River, not the Nile, is the longest in the world, a team of Brazilian scientists claims. The scientists claim to ...

Lindblad Expeditions is expanding its presence on the Amazon River by chartering the 42-guest ship Delfin III. The company is also launching two new chartered Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic ...

(CNN) — In today’s modern age, it might be fair to assume that science has decisively answered some of the bigger questions regarding the natural world – or at least those dependent upon sheer ...