Danger and desperation in Myanmar’s jade mines
Failure to regulate the jade industry is transforming a landscape and exposing miners to deadly landslides
Andrew Nachemson, Eaint Thiri Thu
November 24, 2020
“The landslide is inevitable. It is a risk, we all know,”...
The rebirth of a historic river
By Alexander Matthews10th November 2020
For over a century, one of the most important salmon runs in the United States has had to contend with historic dams – and now four of them are set...
Scientists find world’s oldest sperm in Myanmar amber
By AFP
A team of paleontologists have discovered what they believe is the world’s oldest animal sperm, frozen inside a tiny crustacean in a blob of tree resin in Myanmar 100 million years ago.
The oldest...
How A Beloved Gemstone Became A Symbol Of Environmental Tragedy In Myanmar
Freelance miners dig for raw jade at a company site in Hpakant, Myanmar, in 2018.Hkun Lat
The jade gemstones that generate billions of dollars a year in Myanmar — the world's biggest exporter of the...
Atrocities prompt US authorities to halt funding to WWF, WCS in major blow to...
October 2, 2020
The US government has halted more than $12 million of funding to WWF, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and other conservation NGOs in a major blow to the conservation industry. The move...
Smallest-ever fossil dinosaur found trapped in amber
The little bird-like dinosaur Oculudentavis khaungraae probably dined on insects in a Cretaceous rainforest.
By Michael Greshko
PUBLISHED March 11, 2020
As Burmese amber’s scientific value grows, so too do ethical concerns around its study. Many significant...
