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The rising value of gold worldwide has amplified illegal mining in the Amazon, where liquid mercury is being dumped in the Amazon River and causing scientists to warn that Indigenous communities and the environment could pay a far greater price.

The ten most expensive January transfers ever, including deals for Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk, Chelsea's Enzo Fernandez and Philippe Coutinho's move to Barcelona

Growing up to 4 meters in length and weighing over 200kg, paiche poses a threat to native fish stocks

Peruvian rock icon Pedro Suárez Vértiz, known for hits like "Los Globos del Cielo," has died.

This green honeycreeper has male plumage on one half of its body and female plumage on the other half.

Here is everything you need to know about Diogo Reis. Detailing his meteoric rise to stardom in Jiu Jitsu and special grappling skills.

The lower house of Brazils Congress passed a bill that allows the paving of highway BR319, which crosses the heart of the Amazon basin and which scientists and environmentalists claim threatens the future of the worlds largest tropical rainforest. The bill still has to be approved by the Senate.

A recent study from the European Union Science Center showed that rivers in the Amazon basin have been severely affected by historic poor rainfalls, Agencia Brasil reported. The regions biodiversity has also been hit by the meteorological conditions, particularly in the headwaters of the Solimões, Purus, Juruá, and Madeira rivers (Brazils Amazonas state) and also in parts of Peruvian and Bolivian forests.

The areas Barcelona must address in the 2024 January transfer window and the players they could target

Best birth stories of 2023: Here are some of our funniest, most wild and most news-making baby birth stories of the year.