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In the foreground sits a yellow-beige pond, with tree trunks scattered about its surface. Two dredges that appear to be made of wood float by the banks, smoke rising from between them. In the background, the green rain forest towers, the blue sky smudged with white smoke.
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Mercury-Based Gold Mining Haunts Peruvian Rain Forests

by Alka Tripathy-Lang 15 December 202115 December 2021

In Peru, gold mining harms rain forests and human health. Satellite data can now track forest recovery in protected areas and the migration of informal miners to less regulated areas.

Gold dome of Shwedagon Pagoda dominates the skyline
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A Golden Opportunity to Save Shwedagon Pagoda’s Acclaimed Dome

by Richard J. Sima 10 July 20206 January 2023

The dome is replaced every 5 years, and researchers are studying how to make the gold more durable.

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