Animal world
The truth about rumored fish likes to enter the human genitals
The small candiru of the Amazon attracted the attention of science from the early 19th century with the legend of getting into human genitals and sucking blood like vamp…
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Animal world
Giant monster in the Amazon River before extinction
Scientists warn the Arapaima, a fish up to 3m long and weighing 180kg, about to disappear completely in the Amazon basin.
Animal world
10 aquatic monsters of the Amazon river
Pacu fish are creatures with human-like teeth. Unlike other species in the list, Pacu fish is omnivorous fish, favorite food is fruits and nuts.
Environment
The Amazon River is the longest in the world, so where is the shortest river?
The longest rivers are known, so what is the shortest? Where is the shortest river in the world, and how long is it?
Environment
The Amazon river system originated in Peru
After nearly 4 centuries of research and making different judgments, the origin of the Amazon and South America rivers has just been announced by scientists.
Environment
The Amazon River emits most of the carbon absorbed by the Amazon
The Amazon River emits almost all of the carbon absorbed by the tropical rainforest. The Amazon rainforest, which is considered to be the lungs of the earth, absorbs car…
Environment
Amazon's freshwater ecosystem is sensitive to environmental degradation
River, lake and wetland ecosystems - covering about one fifth of the Amazon basin - are increasingly degraded by deforestation, pollution, construction of dams and water…
Environment
Detecting underground river below
Brazilian scientists have discovered an underground river at a depth of about 4,000 meters below the Amazon.
Environment
The Amazon River hydropower project continues
The federal high court in Brazil ruled to continue the construction of the Monte Belo dam project on the Amazon River, according to the BBC on March 3.
Environment
The largest river water level in the world is a record low
The severe drought in northern Brazil this year caused the water level of the Amazon River to fall to its lowest level in 47 years.
Environment
The Amazon River has changed the flow
The Amazon River, the largest river in the world, once flowed from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, opposite to the current flow. A recent study has found in sed…