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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 10 July 15

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

Birds

In Images: Amazing Harpy Eagle Chick

By Tia Ghose published 10 July 15

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

Birds

Isolated Amazon Tribes Monitored with Space-Age Technology

By Charles Q. Choi published 5 November 14

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 7 July 14

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In Photos: Earthworks Scattered Throughout the Amazon

By Live Science Staff published 7 July 14

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.

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Oil Drilling Contaminated Western Amazon Rainforest, Study Confirms

By Becky Oskin published 13 June 14

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

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

By Nina Sen published 28 May 14

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

Opinion

Amazon Rainforest Breathes In More Than It Breathes Out

By Becky Oskin published 20 March 14

Pristine Amazon forests pull in more carbon dioxide than they put back into the atmosphere, a new study finds.

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More Than 30,000 Miles of Roads Built in Amazon in 3 Years

By Elizabeth Peterson published 4 November 13

More than 30,000 miles of roads were built in the part of the Amazon rain forest found in Brazil in just three years, a study that hopes to help aid efforts to stop deforestation has found.

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