Matthew Cimitile Latest articles by Matthew Cimitile Amazon Deforestation: Earth's Heart and Lungs Dismembered By Matthew Cimitile published 9 January 09 The demand for beef means large swaths of the Brazilian Amazon are being bulldozed,but the government is making changes. Planet Earth Bones in Lava Tubes Reveal Hawaii's Natural History By Matthew Cimitile published 15 August 08 Planet Earth Sign up for the Live Science daily newsletter nowGet the world’s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors LATEST ARTICLES1Ancient 'military outpost' in North Macedonia might be birthplace of Alexander the Great's grandmother2NASA rover discovers out-of-place 'Skull' on Mars, and scientists are baffled3A long-lost Antarctic ice sheet could predict the future of New York City — one in which Lower Manhattan and Coney Island are 'perpetually submerged'4Watch boozing chimps share alcoholic fruit. Is this how social drinking started?5'An up-tempo version of Darwinian evolution': How a mega freeze in Florida may have caused Burmese pythons to evolve at a blindingly fast speed
Amazon Deforestation: Earth's Heart and Lungs Dismembered By Matthew Cimitile published 9 January 09 The demand for beef means large swaths of the Brazilian Amazon are being bulldozed,but the government is making changes.