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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.

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.

Photos: Huge Swath of Amazon Preserved in Record-Setting Deal
By Nina Sen published
Opinion As of this week, 150 million acres of Amazon rainforest are now safe.

Amazon Rainforest Breathes In More Than It Breathes Out
By Becky Oskin published
Pristine Amazon forests pull in more carbon dioxide than they put back into the atmosphere, a new study finds.

More Than 30,000 Miles of Roads Built in Amazon in 3 Years
By Elizabeth Peterson published
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.

Ecuadorian Tribe Vows to 'Die Fighting' Oil Company
By Douglas Main published
The tribesmen feel their chief sold them out.

5 Places on Earth We're Thankful For
By Live Science Staff published
Nature's bounty is something to give thanks for.

Earth from Space: River Snakes Through Amazon Rainforest
By Live Science Staff published
The Juruá River meanders slowly through half-flooded forests.
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