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Fading Gems: 10 Places to Visit Before They're Gone
By Tanya Lewis published
Earth Day is a time to celebrate and protect this pale blue dot we call home. But some of its crown jewels may not always be there. Here are 10 amazing places to visit before it's too late.

New Amazon Carbon Maps May Help Limit Deforestation
By Bobby Magill published
A new mapping technique could help researchers prevent deforestation in the Amazon.

Light Pollution Changes Bat Behavior, Threatens Rainforest Regrowth
By Laura Poppick published
Light pollution in tropical rainforests disturbs seed-dispersing bats, potentially slowing regeneration of certain forests.

Images: Deforestation Around the World
By Stephanie Pappas published
A new interactive map shows deforestation in near-real time. Satellite imagery updated monthly shows forest loss and (more rarely) gain.

Lost Microbes are Eroding Amazon’s Ability to Capture Carbon (Op-Ed)
By Jorge Rodrigues published
Opinion Beneath the lush forests of the Amazon is a whole different level of diversity that new research says may be one of the keys to understanding how to stem the global impacts of deforestation.
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