gold
Inside the Dangerous, 'Wild West' World of Guyana's Pork-Knockers
Deep in the country's interior, the global gold and diamond trade begins with back-breaking labor, environmental destruction, and uncertain profits.
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gold
Deep in the country's interior, the global gold and diamond trade begins with back-breaking labor, environmental destruction, and uncertain profits.
science
With a new train line threatening its habitat, the big cat may be the key to protecting this Mexican reserve—and everything else in it.
mines
In Simojovel's network of dark tunnels, workers risk their lives to find coveted treasures that preserve a distant past.
trees
Giulio Geraldi brought cultivation of the sweet stuff back from the verge of extinction.