This behemoth is the largest snake ever discovered. It’s not only bigger but also very genetically distinct from its southern cousin, raising questions about biodiversity and the Amazon’s fragile ...

Scientists working in the Amazon rainforest have discovered a new species of snake, rumored to be the biggest in the world. A team from the University of Queensland traveled to the Ecuadorian Amazon ...

You can read about the Amazon forest for years and still not come close to grasping how strange its wildlife really is. The rainforest holds animals that glow, mimic wood, run on water, or carry ...

The Amazon Rainforest is home to some of the most exotic and beautiful animal life on the planet. Recently, scientists have discovered another rainforest resident deep within Brazil’s palm-dense Juruá ...

In Alto Mayo, a forest in Peru, there's more than meets the eye. Conservation International's recent survey of Alto Mayo, which is part of the Amazon, exceeded expectations, with findings that change ...

A canopy walkway at the Amazon Conservatory for Tropical Studies (ACTS) Field Station in the Napo-Sucusari Biological Reserve, located 40 miles outside of Iquitos, Peru. Look up in the woods and you ...

The world’s largest rainforest, the Amazon Rainforest, has long been thought of as a refuge from human-made pollution. But recent research is shattering that idea. Microplastics, tiny plastic ...

"Enduring Amazon" -- An immersion in light, sound, and imagery that explores the delicate balance of life in the Amazon rainforest, The Momentary in Bentonville. Free. themomentary.org. "Exquisite ...