An “armored” creature meandered through the slow-moving water of a stream in Brazil. Maybe it was a glimmer of its iridescent exterior, or its distinctive “mask-like” pattern, but as the creature swam ...

Independent monitoring has found a high prevalence of deformities in fish in the Volta Grande do Xingu area of the Brazilian Amazon, following the construction of the massive Belo Monte dam. Potential ...

In the murky waters of a river in Brazil, an “armored” creature swam along. The animal’s coloring helped it blend in with underwater caves and rocky outcroppings — but not well enough. Locals called ...

Equipped with oxygen hoses, divers plunged into the depths of a river in northern Brazil. They swam through the dark water looking for “assacu-preto,” a thorny black fish sold in the aquarium trade ...

The Xingu River is revered as the “house of God” by the Indigenous people living along its Volte Grande, or Big Bend, in the Brazilian Amazon. The river is essential to their culture and religion, and ...

Scientists found an “armored” creature with yellow spots in caves of Xingu River and discovered a new species, a study says. Photo from Leandro M. Sousa In the murky waters of a river in Brazil, an ...