With Arizona in the grips of a prolonged drought, scientists are working on a new management plan for Colorado River water. As the state continues its unbridled growth, a growing number of residents ...

Business is surging for contractors and bars. Out-of-town workers are flooding hotels and RV parks. Cash is flooding into government coffers. But the newfound prosperity comes with costs.

Brazilian police with support from Interpol have destroyed 277 dredges used in illegal gold mining along the Madeira River in ...

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The Democratic Republic of Congo government has opened bids for oil and gas drilling across huge swathes of the country, raising fears that the world’s last great rainforest carbon sink could be ...

With the United Nations COP30 climate summit set to get underway in Belem, Brazil in November, 300 miles up river there are ...

Rivers have always been more than just flowing water. They're lifelines, highways, and silent witnesses to humanity's ...

Deep in the Amazon, Indigenous women say they fear getting pregnant. Rivers that have been the lifeblood of their people now carry mercury from illegal gold mining, threatening the health of their ...

Pure Amazon, an A&K Sanctuary riverboat, offers fine dining, customizable excursions within the Peruvian Amazon’s Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve, and accommodations tailored to solo travelers.

While the Klamath youth cultivated a deeper connection to their wild river being reborn, they also inspired Indigenous-led ...

A 7-month-old baby was among multiple people injured after piranhas attacked swimmers at a resort along the Amazon River in ...