Wielding machetes and calipers, sweat-soaked scientists count carbon in Amazon
Brazilian researchers are seeking to learn how much carbon can be stored in different parts of the world's largest rainforest.
Bezos-Buffett-Dimon dream team couldn’t fix health care
The dissolution of the Haven accord is emblematic of the profound challenge that haunts business leaders and politicians alike.
Parler, seen as safe haven by Trump fans, becomes free speech case study
So many new users signed up as other networks clamped down on false claims that the 2020 election had been rigged, they overloaded Parler’s systems.
The Brussels effect comes for Big Tech
To avoid the cost of complying with multiple regulatory regimes around the world, companies often extend EU rules to their operations globally.
Indigenous leaders count on Biden to help save Amazon from 'brink of collapse'
Biden's election as the next U.S. leader, replacing climate change skeptic Donald Trump, has raised expectations that conserving the rainforest will get greater attention and priority.
Change of tune: Japan's music fans move from CDs to streaming services
The decline in CD sales signals the streaming market’s growth potential.
Nations delay deal on digital tax to mid-2021 amid U.S.-Europe row
The countries originally aimed to release a final report by the end of the year, responding to criticism that tech companies are not paying their fair share of taxes.
Brazil's Amazon sees nearly two-thirds more fires than last September
Satellites used by the National Institute of Space Research detected 32,017 outbreaks last month in the Amazon, compared to 19,925 in the same month in 2019.
In Brazil's Amazon, a COVID-19 resurgence dashes herd immunity hopes
Researchers suggested a fall in COVID-19 deaths in Manaus pointed to herd immunity, but they also believe antibodies may not last more than a few months.
Mapping environmental crime seen as key to slowing Amazon forest losses
One group has estimated that 90 percent of all forest loss in the Amazon basin is illegal.
Trailing are Microsoft and Amazon, each at about $1.6 trillion, followed by Google-owner Alphabet at just over $1 trillion.
