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Brazil Contacted an Isolated Tribe for the First Time in Two Decades

07.02.14

By Jason Koebler
Tech

Ecuador’s Last Uncontacted Tribes Face the Familiar Promise of Jungle Oil

06.24.14

By Jason Koebler
Tech

Ecuador’s Plan to Drill in the Amazon Is Moving Ahead, Despite Opposition

05.14.14

By Jason Koebler
Tech

Local Protesters Are Killing Big Oil and Mining Projects Worldwide

05.12.14

By Jason Koebler
Tech

The Amazon Is Burning, and It Doesn’t Have the Firefighters to Stop It

04.15.14

By Jason Koebler
Tech

Uncontacted Tribes Die Instantly After We Meet Them

04.05.14

By Jason Koebler
Tech

Peru Thinks ‘Ethical Gold’ Can End the Misery of Amazonian Mining

03.04.14

By Jason Koebler
Tech

Oil-Threatened Ecuador Is a Jaguar Hotspot

02.24.14

By Jason Koebler
No Justice No Trees

04.10.13

By Paulo Padilha and Felipe Milanez

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Life

Rare 200-Year-Old Condom Goes on Display at Dutch Museum

A Dutch museum decided to put quite an unusual object on display in its most recent exhibit—a 19th century condom.

06.05.25

By Paige Gawley