The cardinal tetra is one of the most popular pet fish in the world. They look like little red and blue sequins. You've ...

A new species of Amazonian fish, Pyrrhulina punctata, has been discovered in Peru, revealing previously unknown biodiversity ...

The Amazon rainforest is a biological jackpot, a climate regulator, and a living history book all at once. Scientists are still learning new things about it every year, and what’s already known is ...

Scientists discovered at least 27 new species during an expedition led by Conservation International in Peru's Amazon rainforest. Trond Larsen, a senior director at ...

There are thousands of tree species in the Amazon rainforest, many of which grow to between 80 and 100 feet tall, developing huge networks of branches that make up the canopy layer. A few trees grow ...