World Apr 15, 2021
Road to ruin: Informal byways sow destruction in Colombia's Amazon
by Oliver Griffin
The dirt tracks winding through southern Colombia's tangled jungle often mark the beginning of the end for besieged patches of Amazon rainforest.
World Apr 8, 2021
Amazon deforestation rose 17% in 'dire' 2020, data shows
by Anastasia Moloney
The loss of primary forest — the clearing of old-growth, intact forest for the first time — hit its third-highest annual total on record since 2000, reaching 2.3 million hectares.
Commentary / World Mar 24, 2021
Who helps pay Amazon’s low-wage workers? Americans do.
by Nir Kaissar and Timothy L. O'Brien
Amazon can afford to lift its workers out of poverty, so why does it rely on taxpayers to fill in the blanks?
World / Science & Health Mar 2, 2021
Climate extremes seen harming unborn babies in Brazil's Amazon
by Jack Graham
A new study that links extreme rains with lower birth weights in Brazil's Amazon region underscores the long-term health impacts of weather extremes connected to climate change, researchers said on Monday. Exceptionally heavy rain and floods during pregnancy were linked to lower birth weight and ...
World / Science & Health Jan 14, 2021
Wielding machetes and calipers, sweat-soaked scientists count carbon in Amazon
by Jake Spring
Brazilian researchers are seeking to learn how much carbon can be stored in different parts of the world's largest rainforest.
Commentary / World Jan 11, 2021
Bezos-Buffett-Dimon dream team couldn’t fix health care
by Tara Lachapelle and Tae Kim
The dissolution of the Haven accord is emblematic of the profound challenge that haunts business leaders and politicians alike.
World Jan 11, 2021
Parler, seen as safe haven by Trump fans, becomes free speech case study
by Jack Nicas and Davey Alba
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.
Commentary / World Dec 23, 2020
The Brussels effect comes for Big Tech
by Anu Bradford
To avoid the cost of complying with multiple regulatory regimes around the world, companies often extend EU rules to their operations globally.
World Nov 12, 2020
Indigenous leaders count on Biden to help save Amazon from 'brink of collapse'
by Anastasia Moloney and Fabio Teixeira
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.
Music Nov 11, 2020
Change of tune: Japan's music fans move from CDs to streaming services
by Ritsuko Ando
The decline in CD sales signals the streaming market’s growth potential.