As a child, Andrés Ruzo, a geothermal scientist from Lima, Peru, heard legends of the Spanish conquistadors’ failed quest to discover the lost city of gold. They were peppered with colorful details, ...

Scientists studying Peru’s Boiling River found 11% fewer tree species for every 1°C (1.8°F) increase in temperature, offering insights into how climate change might affect the Amazon Rainforest. The ...

Rivers have sustained civilizations and carved landscapes through time. Rivers are a reminder that nature is never ordinary. Here’s how: Rivers, while some are celebrated for their beauty, others ...

Deep in the heart of the Peruvian Amazon lies a river so hot it can boil anything that falls into it. This natural wonder, ...

Andrés Ruzo grew up in Nicaragua, Peru, and the United States. Spending summers on his family's farm, near a volcano in Nicaragua, inspired him to study geology. He's currently a doctoral candidate in ...

MIDDLETON — Julie Klipfel’s fourth-graders have a window to the world in their classroom. Klipfel, a North Andover native who teaches at Howe-Manning Elementary School in Middleton, spent 16 days this ...

In the heart of the Peruvian Amazon, far from active volcanic zones or geothermal hotspots, a river defies scientific expectations by reaching temperatures close to 100°C (212°F) — hot enough to boil ...

It’s a place where few living things can survive in the water. Deep in the world’s largest rainforest, there is a boiling river. Found in eastern central Peru, it is a small tributary that eventually ...

LIMA, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Peruvian indigenous groups were blocking a large river in the country's Amazon region on Wednesday in protest over a crude oil spill of an estimated 2,500 barrels in the ...