Wingate Wire: It begins in Peru, less than 75 miles from the Pacific shore, among the tiny glacial streams that trickle through the Andes. Sediment and other debris from all over South America is rocketed hundreds of miles out to sea, blocking the sunlight believed necessary for coral reefs to form.
The Amazon River discharges more water than any other system in the world.
Now, researchers have added yet another jewel to the river's crown.
Scientists on a recent expedition to investigate the Amazon River...