A mass fish die-off in Brazil’s Amazon River region has killed an estimated 20-30 metric tons of fish and other aquatic animals, following one of the worst droughts in Amazonian history. On the night ...

MAMIRAUÁ RESERVE, Brazil — On this stretch of the Amazon River, you don't need a fish finder to locate the pirarucu, one of the world's largest freshwater fish. The splashing gives them away. Like the ...

In a groundbreaking expedition, researchers from Harvard and Amazonas State University began monitoring water quality and mercury contamination in the Amazon Basin’s largest tributary. The Madeira ...

Researchers discovered a new species dwelling at the bottom of a river in the Amazon rainforest, according to a new study. Image from the Journal of Fish Biology A rare new species of fish was ...

The pirarucu, the giant fish of the Amazon, was an endangered species. Due to conservation efforts, it's making a comeback. Now a big fish story - seriously. In the Amazon jungle, there is a species ...

A new species of piranha-like fish called pacu was recently found hiding in plain sight among several near-identical species in the Amazon River. Researchers have named it after Sauron from "The Lord ...