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image of a milkweed plant taken with foldscope

Photos: Origami Microscope Reveals Amazon Creatures

By Tia Ghose published

A new pocket microscope made of paper can be folded into shape in 10 minutes and used to discover the hidden beauty of nature.

Animals
Mashco-Piro Tribe

Peru Plans to Contact Isolated Amazon Tribe

By Stephanie Pappas published

The Peruvian government plans to make contact with the isolated Mashco Piro tribe, hoping to quell further violence in their remote region.

Human Behavior
Aerial view of rainforest at the Araguaia River on the border of the states of Mato Grosso and Goiàs in Brazil

Ancient Amazon Rainforest Was Once Used for Agriculture

By Charles Q. Choi published

Planet Earth
Conservationists at the Tambopata Research Center noticed the nest of a harpy eagle high in an ironwood tree.

Rare Harpy Eagle Chick Captured in New Pics

By Tia Ghose published

New photos from the Peruvian Amazon have captured an adorable harpy eagle chick and its mom.

Birds
harpy eagle chick

In Images: Amazing Harpy Eagle Chick

By Tia Ghose published

New photos from the Peruvian Amazon have captured an adorable harpy eagle chick and its mom.

Birds
Mashco-Piro Tribe

Isolated Amazon Tribes Monitored with Space-Age Technology

By Charles Q. Choi published

Human Behavior
Shown here, a ring ditch next to Laguna Granja in the Amazon of northeastern Bolivia.

Mysterious Earthen Rings Predate Amazon Rainforest

By Stephanie Pappas published

Planet Earth
A ringlike ditch in the Bolivian Amazon

In Photos: Earthworks Scattered Throughout the Amazon

By Live Science Staff published

Researchers have found a series of earthworks, including ringlike ditches, scattered throughout the Amazon rainforest of Boliva and Brazil were there before the forest emerged.

Planet Earth
Valves on an oil well in the Amazon.

Oil Drilling Contaminated Western Amazon Rainforest, Study Confirms

By Becky Oskin published

Peru's Amazon rainforest is extensively contaminated from decades of oil and gas drilling, researchers reported.

Planet Earth
Aerial View of Peru

Photos: Huge Swath of Amazon Preserved in Record-Setting Deal

By Nina Sen published

As of this week, 150 million acres of Amazon rainforest are now safe.

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