Mercury concentrations in fig trees could provide useful information about mining activity in the rainforest over time ...

Researchers believe they have identified a network of spies to help combat illegal gold mining operations in the Amazon ...

“I was working in a tree at the time of the auction, so didn’t know how much the ring had sold for until I saw Mark, and I was amazed that it had sold for almost double the pre-sale estimate.” The ...

For hundreds of years, the Amazon has been exploited for its gold. Today, the precious metal is just as sought after, but the ...

Gerson added that using tree rings to measure mercury could be useful for monitoring progress toward the Minamata Convention on Mercury, an international agreement to address human-caused mercury ...