Environment
CLIMATE CHANGE
How sponge cities can help prevent flooding
How sponge cities can help prevent flooding
Cover
Care and empathy for animals
Researchers from various disciplines investigate ways to reduce pain and improve the quality of life for species used or consumed by humans
By Monica Manir
Biodiversity
Fewer armadillos and more jaguars in the Pantanal after fires
Giant armadillos in decline and jaguar populations increase after wildfires in the Pantanal
By Redação
ECOLOGY
Thousands of plant species live on rocks
Thousands of plant species live on rocks
By Redação
Environment
Agreement to reduce pollution by ships
Australia and Singapore sign agreement to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from ships
By Redação
Environment
Alaskan rivers turn orange and acidic
Minerals in the soil alter water color in dozens of Alaskan rivers
By Redação
Cover
Climate change expected to affect Brazilian coffee
As a result of climate change, coffee farms are likely to migrate again in the coming years in search of more suitable weather conditions
ECOLOGY
Invasive species in mangroves of São Paulo
Fast-growing invasive plant spreading through mangroves in the Santos estuary
By Redação
GEOLOGY
Gateway to the underworld opening wider
Crater in Russia growing larger and releasing between 4,000 and 5,000 tons of carbon per year
By Redação
Photolab
Frozen? Not always
Project monitors how snowmelt affects seawater, air, and sediment in Antarctica
By Redação
MINING
What to do with the waste generated by mineral exploration
Mining companies, startups, and universities are looking for new ways to use waste produced during extraction processes
By Suzel Tunes and Yuri Vasconcelos
Biochemistry
Floating flowers to clean rivers
Flowers on mats helped clean river water in the USA
By Redação
Biodiversity
Colors found among white sandy islands of the Amazon
White sandy areas of the Amazon are home to unique plant communities
By Redação
Biodiversity
More dams, less fish diversity
Hydroelectric dams reduce the diversity of freshwater fish worldwide
By Redação
Agriculture
Drought-resistant crop options
Diversification of agricultural crops has mitigated effects of climate fluctuations in northwest India
By Redação
Photolab
Fish watching
Biologist highlights the importance of ecotourism to the preservation of a river ecosystem
By Redação
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Brazilian cities are more vertical
Changes in municipal legislation and real estate market dynamics are driving the construction of taller buildings
Environmental management
Disfigured coastline
From the north to the south of Brazil, coastal protection projects seek to curb rising sea levels and beach erosion, usually with little success
Data
Impacts of Innovations with Environmental Benefits (IWEBs)
Research shows the importance of innovations with environmental benefits
By Redação
PUBLIC POLICY
Report identifies 476 invasive species in Brazil
Invasive plant and animal species threaten biodiversity and cause damage