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Climate change might be shrinking Amazonian birds

After spending weeks at a time deep in the Amazon rainforest, ecologist Vitek Jirinec and his colleagues began to suspect that something was wrong with local bird populations.

Ancient human sites may have distorted our understanding of the Amazon’s natural ecology
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Ancient human sites may have distorted our understanding of the Amazon’s natural ecology

Pristine areas of Amazon rainforest are usually considered to be ancient, untamed jungles overflowing with old trees and biodiversity that have grown for centuries untouched by human hands. But archaeological and agricultural evidence indicates this romantic idea may be a myth.

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