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The Claims Are Rosy, But Brazil's Rain Forest Is Still Disappearing

A joint raid with IBAMA, ICMBIO, Rondonia Police and the Ministry of Defense went to the Jacunda National Forest to track illegal loggers and collect contraband lumber. Kainaz Amaria/NPR hide caption

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The Claims Are Rosy, But Brazil's Rain Forest Is Still Disappearing

Brazil says it has greatly reduced the rate of deforestation. That may be true, critics say, but they argue such figures are misleading because so much of the Amazon has already been degraded.

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The Claims Are Rosy, But Brazil's Rain Forest Is Still Disappearing

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The Claims Are Rosy, But Brazil's Rain Forest Is Still Disappearing

The Claims Are Rosy, But Brazil's Rain Forest Is Still Disappearing

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Seth Meyers Takes On The Campaign, From Canned Jokes To Day Drinking

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Seth Meyers Takes On The Campaign, From Canned Jokes To Day Drinking

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Seth Meyers Takes On The Campaign, From Canned Jokes To Day Drinking

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How Franklin, The Black 'Peanuts' Character, Was Born

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How Franklin, The Black 'Peanuts' Character, Was Born

How Franklin, The Black 'Peanuts' Character, Was Born

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Should Human Stem Cells Be Used To Make Partly Human Chimeras?

Human stem cells, in this case made from adult skin cells, can give rise to any sort of human cell. Some scientists would like to insert such cells into nonhuman, animal embryos, in hopes of one day growing human organs for transplantation. Science Source hide caption

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Should Human Stem Cells Be Used To Make Partly Human Chimeras?

Should Human Stem Cells Be Used To Make Partly Human Chimeras?

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The Death That Ended His War: 'I Felt That ... I Failed My Family'

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The Death That Ended His War: 'I Felt That ... I Failed My Family'

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