Brazil’s government has approved exploratory drilling by state-run oil-giant Petrobras near the mouth of the Amazon River.

Brazil's environmental agency Ibama greenlit state-run oil company Petrobras to conduct exploratory research by drilling ...

Petrobras (NYSE:PBR) +0.4% on Monday after saying Brazil's Ibama environmental agency awarded a license to drill one ...

Brazil’s Petrobras received approval Monday to begin oil drilling near the mouth of the Amazon River, sparking criticism from ...

Petrobras said Monday it had received a license to drill for oil near the mouth of the Amazon River, enraging ...

MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — One of the Amazon River’s main tributaries has dropped to its lowest level ever recorded, Brazil’s geological service said Friday, reflecting a severe drought that has devastated ...

Fossil fuel CO2 emissions are taking the world’s time-honored ecosystems, like the world-famous Amazon River, down onto their knees. The problem is greenhouse gases like CO2 and CH4 trap heat and ...

Recent research shows that there is considerable overlap in the important corridors for jaguars and key freshwater species, highlighting the potential for integrated conservation.

Approximately nine out of 10 studies focused on "Brazilian sites along the main Amazon River," and research routinely ...

PUERTO NARINO, Colombia (AP) — A flash of pink breaks the muddy surface of the Amazon River as scientists and veterinarians, waist-deep in the warm current, patiently work a mesh net around a pod of ...

This is where the crack is sold,” says Josiane Otaviano Guilherme, picking her way down a litter-strewn alley between the ...