There are around 40 species of dolphins in the world, but some are seriously threatened. Discover the most endangered ...

Some animals can sleep with just half their brain at a time. Understanding this phenomenon can help us learn more about human ...

The Earth is home to some amazing animals, and many of them are well-known. Everybody knows how quick cheetahs are, how big ...

During the dry season, a shallow Amazon lake warmed to about 106 degrees Fahrenheit (41 degrees Celsius). Within days, over 100 river dolphins died from the heat and washed ashore around Lake Tefe in ...

As Belém’s COP30 ended in compromise, political forces moved swiftly to accelerate destruction far from the global spotlight. New infrastructure projects, critical minerals, fires and novel threats to ...

MONROE, Wash. — Hundreds of large animals across Snohomish County have been evacuated as concerns about flooding in barns and stables along the Snohomish River rise. The Evergreen State Fair Park has ...

The launch of the Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF) at the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil underscores how the Amazon Forest can be part of the climate solution. There’s another Amazon, ...

After being outfitted with lifejackets and mud boots, we boarded skiffs for the brief ride across the river to the boat. No more than halfway across, our guide shone his flashlight on some bats in the ...

When dolphins began washing up dead by the dozens on Lake Tefe in Brazil's Amazonas state, hydrologist Ayan Fleischmann was sent to find out why. What he and his colleagues discovered was startling: a ...

LYON, France, November 5, 2025 (ENS) – In a blow to criminal organizations along South America’s Madeira River, law enforcement personnel have disabled 277 dredges used in illegal gold extraction ...

Brazil, which is hosting the 30th U.N. Climate Change Conference this month, wants to show the world it’s a leader in safeguarding the planet. Its record tells a more complicated story. By Ana Ionova ...