ScienceDaily
Scientists found a new frog in the Amazon that looks like other frogs but has different DNA and a distinctive call - because the Amazon wasn't already complicated enough.
Grist
Brazil is finally paving the BR-319, the only road through the Amazon, because nothing says 'sustainable development' like a deforestation superhighway.
Grist
Brazil's Amazon deforestation hits decade low, but experts warn the soy moratorium collapse and JBS's backtracking could reverse gains faster than a sloth on a treadmill.
BBC World
Brazil's Amazon saw the smallest burned area since 1985, giving Lula a boost before elections, but scientists warn it's too soon to declare victory.
Piranhas: fewer flesh-eating frenzies than Hollywood promised, but still capable of nibbling a toe or two if you're not paying attention.
NPR Economy
Planet Money traces the cardinal tetra from Amazonian canoe to pet store tank, revealing a sustainable fishery now fighting for survival against Southeast Asian fish farms - because nothing says 'premium' like a fish with a backstory.
France's largest national park is in South America's Amazon, accessible only by canoe or small plane, because why make things easy?
Inside Climate News
Brazil's Supreme Court clears the way for a 600-mile railway through the Amazon, because nothing says progress like enabling more deforestation for soybean exports.
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