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AMERICAS
Amazon River Island Dispute Spotlights Forgotten Lives at Borders
On Santa Rosa, a Peruvian islet at the Amazon's triple border, survival means catching rainwater in barrels, living above floods…
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LIFE
A Reporter’s Fatal Quest Reshapes How We Imagine the Amazon Today
Dom Phillips set out to write a book about saving the Amazon without heroes or villains. After his murder with…
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LIFE
In Ecuador’s Rainforest, Women Gather to Defend the Amazon With Law—and Sisterhood
Forty Indigenous leaders, lawyers, and organizers journeyed deep into the Ecuadorian Amazon last week, not for protest or spectacle, but…
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ECONOMY
Brazil Oil Auction Sparks Fresh Climate Clash Near Amazon Mouth
Nine energy giants have just scooped up 34 offshore blocks in Brazil, reopening an old argument in a new decade:…
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LIFE
Peruvian Jungle Kids Paddle Forward to Protect Amazon’s Future
Every two weeks, dozens of children from Belén—a floating quarter of Iquitos—launch narrow canoes into the murky Itaya River. Their…
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AMERICAS
Ecuadorian Gangs Join Colombian Rebels to Expand Illicit Control
Eleven Ecuadorian soldiers killed in an Amazon ambush marked a brutal turning point. Once a mere transit zone, Ecuador now…
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Amazon’s Lost Civilizations Finally Uncovered Through Lasers And Unlikely Breakthroughs
Archaeologists are rewriting the history of the Amazon rainforest. Advanced lidar technology reveals sprawling ancient mega-cities once hidden by dense…
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LIFE
Amazon Indigenous Cuisine Reshaping Latin America’s Gastronomy
Chef Marsia Taha uses native Amazonian food. Her work earned her the title of Latin America’s best chef for 2024.…
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Revealing Amazon Secrets With Lidar To Transform Archaeology
Deep within the vibrant heart of the Amazon rainforest, archaeologists uncover remarkable signs of past civilizations once considered impossible. With…
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Bolivia's Ancient Water Masters Engineered Marvels Beneath Tropical Skies
Deep in the lowland tropics, an ancient Bolivian society overcame floods and droughts with ingenious canal networks. New research reveals…
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