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Scientists try to prove link between Amazon gold mining and disabilities in babies

While scientists have warned of the risks that mercury could pose to Indigenous children in the Amazon, none have established a causal link to disabilities in their communities.

Indigenous women and children sit in a waiting room during a mission by researchers from the Brazilian public health institute Fiocruz to investigate health disorders among Munduruku Indigenous people that are potentially linked to mercury contamination caused by illegal gold mining, in Sai Cinza vi
The Google logo is seen on the Google house at CES 2024, an annual consumer electronics trade show, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 10, 2024.

Amazon, Google agreed to inform Israel on data handed to foreign governments - Guardian

Feedwater heaters are seen inside the main generator hall at the Three Mile Island Nuclear power plant, during a tour by Constellation Energy, which has ordered a main power transformer for the nuclear reactor it is trying to reopen, in Middletown, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 16, 2024.

US strikes $80 billion deal for new nuclear power plants

People walk past the logo of Amazon Web Services (AWS) at its exhibitor stall at the India Mobile Congress 2025 at Yashobhoomi, a convention and expo center in New Delhi, India, October 8, 2025.

Amazon's AWS struggles to recover after major outage disrupts apps, services worldwide


Spider webs and beetles frozen in gold: Inside the Amazon Basin’s groundbreaking amber discovery

Almost all amber from the past 130 million years was found in the northern hemisphere, so this deposit offers a rare window into southern Gondwana's humid Cretaceous forests.

Spider webs and beetles frozen in gold: Inside the Amazon Basin’s groundbreaking amber discovery.

The Amazon’s Lost City Left Hidden Footprints in Today’s Forests, Study Shows

Sediment analysis from Lake Cormorán shows pre-Columbian maize cultivation and forest management continue to influence modern vegetation patterns.

Upano valley.

LiDAR-found “Lost Cities” May Never Have Been Lost at All, Scholars Warn

A wave of archaeological discoveries hailed as ‘lost cities found’ may reveal less about the ancient world than about how modern information circulation.

The Amazon rainforest.

Microsoft president: IDF use of Azure ‘needs to be tested’

The IDF stated in response: “The IDF acts in accordance with international law in order to thwart terrorism and to maintain the security of the state and its residents.” 

Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith addresses a keynote in Brussels, Belgium April 30, 2025.

Rare ceremonial heads discovered in Peru shed light on 'Warriors of the Clouds'

The intricately crafted club heads are believed to have held ceremonial significance, hinting at ritual practices of a society whose cultural footprint remains largely unexplored.

Archaeologists uncover a skull found at the Puemape temple, where recent excavations led by the Chicama Archaeological Program have uncovered evidence that may reshape understanding of early ritual architecture and ancestor worship, in La Libertad, Peru, in this handout photo released on August 7, 2

Trump's Golden Dome looking for a SpaceX replacement after Musk falling-out

The new US missile defense system will explore alternatives to Elon Musk's SpaceX, with Amazon.com's Project Kuiper among the main contenders.

 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken lifts off during NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., May 30, 2020.

Giant pre-Columbian spheres found on artificial island in Amazonian lake

Researchers found human and animal remains inside, suggesting complex funerary rituals of an unknown Amazonian culture.

 Giant pre-Columbian spheres found on artificial island in Amazonian lake.

Cerro El Cono: Sacred mountain or ancient pyramid in the Amazon?

Rising abruptly in the Amazon rainforest, the peak's isolation and pyramidal shape intrigue scientists and locals.

 Cerro El Cono: Sacred mountain or ancient pyramid in the Amazon?

Jeff Bezos's Project Kuiper takes off: Amazon launches first 27 satellites

To catch up with the competition, Bezos plans to rapidly deploy the rest of the Kuiper constellation in the coming months and years.

 Jeff Bezos's Project Kuiper takes off: Amazon launches first 27 satellites.

Amazon introduces Nova Act AI agent for automating web tasks

Designed to autonomously handle online shopping, reservations, and form-filling within web browsers.

 Amazon introduces Nova Act AI agent for automating web tasks.

'House of David' renewed for second season after 22 million viewers in first 17 days

Amazon Prime Video renewed House of David for season 2 after the first series gained high viewership, captivating global audiences and prompting the streaming giant to continue the biblical saga.

 'House of David' renewed for second season.