Environment
Environment

Hidden losses
The size of the Atlantic Forest has remained almost stable for 30 years, but old forest is losing ground to newer formations with lower biodiversity and carbon stock
By Suzel Tunes
Environment

Causes of extreme drought in the Pantanal
Across 2019 and 2020, the Pantanal faced the worst drought recorded in the last 50 years
By Redação
Award

Responsibility and diplomacy in science
Two Brazilians—physicist Ricardo Galvão and climatologist Carlos Nobre—were honored on February 10 at the annual meeting of the AAAS
By Redação
Environment

Drones map Brazilian forests
Unmanned aerial vehicles are being used to quickly and efficiently monitor rainforests in great detail
By Tiago Jokura
COVID-19

Lockdown and the city air
The strict social distancing measures adopted by governments to try to contain the spread of the pandemic have improved air quality in some of the world's major cities
By Redação
Biodiversity

Damage beyond deforestation
Fragments of Atlantic Forest have already lost 23–42% of their biodiversity and forest carbon stocks
By Redação
Environment

Lakes to lose ice cover by 2100
Some 5,700 lakes in the northern hemisphere are expected to lose their ice cover during the winter by the end of the century
By Redação
Video

How drones chart forest biodiversity
Unmanned aerial vehicles are used to monitor tropical forests in a speedy, efficient and detail-rich manner | 4'34
By Redação
Crop science

Soil genetics
New mineral mapping technique can help farmers save on farm inputs and minimize environmental impacts