For centuries, the Amazon rainforest has been seen as one of the last truly unexplored places on Earth. Covering millions of ...

Peru's Amazon is home to a 'Boiling River,' Shanay-Timpishka, reaching scalding temperatures of 85-100°C, hundreds of kilometres from any volcano. This natural wonder, believed to be heated by deep ...

Spiders living in the Amazon rainforest defend themselves from predators using an amazing variety of strategies. One newly ...

Scientists have spent nearly 25 years collecting data on the short-eared dog – one of South America's most elusive carnivores – across rainforest regions of Bolivia and Peru. A study published on May ...