Environment
Environment

Food and greenhouse gases
Global food production accounts for about a third of all greenhouse gas emissions associated with human activity, and foods of animal origin are the worst polluters
By Redação
Geology

Earth’s climate in the distant future
A team used computer simulations of the movement of tectonic plates to investigate what Earth's climate might look like in the distant future
By Redação
Environment

CO2 extraction plant
The largest plant designed to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere began operating in Ireland on September 8
By Redação
Environment

Earth’s cryosphere is shrinking
The ice that covers the Earth decreased by an average of 87,000 square kilometers per year between 1979 and 2016, possibly due to climate change
By Redação
Video

Harpy eagles are disappearing from parts of the Amazon
Preys for the largest eagle on Earth dwindle in deforested areas | 1'58
By Redação
ENVIRONMENT

Less forest, more agriculture
South America loses natural vegetation while livestock and crops gain ground over the last three and a half decades
By Tiago Jokura
REGULATIONS

Weakened legislation
Brazil dismantling environmental protection structures during the pandemic