Amazon River
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AMERICAS
Colombia Faces Parallel States as Guerrillas Govern Neglected Amazon Borderlands
On the San Miguel River, where the water itself marks the frontier with Ecuador, a guerrilla commander nicknamed Popéye pushes…
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AMERICAS
Colombia And Peru Face a Living, Moving Amazon Border That Won’t Hold
At the southern edge of Colombia, the river that sustains life and commerce is slipping away. The Amazon's primary current…
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AMERICAS
Colombia and Peru Navigate Rising Tensions Over a Shifting Amazon Island
Under the dense humidity of the Amazon basin, where the river's surface hides slow but constant change, Colombia and Peru…
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AMERICAS
Mercury’s Trail: How Latin America’s New Gold Rush Is Poisoning the Amazon
Gold flows from the Amazon like a promise—but hidden in its glitter is a slow-burning poison. Mercury, trafficked in secret…
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Amazon Sandbar Transforms into a Living Sea of Giant River Turtles
At dawn on the Guaporé River, the sand comes alive—not with ripples or wind, but with the heaving shells of…
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Brazil's River Dolphins' Strange Peeing on Their Head Mystery
In the dim waters of Brazil's Amazon habitat, river dolphins amaze researchers when they turn upside down to spray urine…
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
How Brazilian Geologist Found Amazon River's Direction Change
A surprising find shows that Brazil's big Amazon River moved westward millions of years ago ‒ changing how we think…
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AMERICAS
Brazil’s Mysterious’ Man of the Hole’ and Protecting Indigenous Lands
The puzzling life and demise of Tanaru, called the "Man of the Hole," spotlight the ongoing battle for native lands…
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Warming Waters Threaten Brazilian Amazon Lakes and River Dolphins
A new study reveals that water temperatures in several Amazon lakes have surpassed last year’s record highs, endangering species such…
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ECONOMY
Amazon River’s Drought is Disrupting Economy and Navigation
The Amazon basin is grappling with a severe water crisis, as record droughts and ongoing low rainfall are causing river…
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