Environment
Ecology

Hidden life in rupestrian grasslands
Microorganisms help plants survive in the nutrient-poor soil of rupestrian grasslands
By Redação
Oceanography

Whirlpools born off the coast of Pernambuco
Researchers identify how whirlpools are formed off the coast of Pernambuco
By Redação
Environment

The ups and downs of Lake Titicaca
The rising water levels of Lake Titicaca flooded its banks and forced Indigenous peoples to migrate to higher ground
By Redação
Environment

The ozone layer in recovery
Ozone layer is recovering and should be restored within a few decades
By Redação
Environment

Indigenous lands absorb more carbon
Parts of the Amazon managed by Indigenous peoples absorb more carbon than other areas
By Redação
PHOTOLAB

On top of Brazil
Serra do Imeri could be the birthplace of many animal and plant lineages from the Amazon and the Atlantic Forest
By Redação
ENTOMOLOGY

Terrestrial insects in decline
Unprecedented study on the demographic evolution of terrestrial insects points to a decline in individual numbers and species diversity
By Tiago Jokura
Environment

Nutrients from the Sahara to the Amazon
Dust from the Sahara is carried by strong winds to the Amazon
By Redação
Ecology

Tree health
Company develops technology to assess tree health by imaging the roots and trunk
By Redação
Science

Pig farming has the biggest environmental footprint
Study determines the pressure placed on natural resources by food production worldwide
AGRICULTURE

Increasing soy productivity is essential to curbing deforestation
Measures could prevent 5.7 million hectares of vegetation in the Amazon and Cerrado from being converted into cropland over the next 15 years
By Marcos Pivetta and Eduardo Geraque
Biodiversity

Fires in the Pantanal disproportionately affected jaguars
Wildfires in the Pantanal in 2020 had a severe impact on biodiversity
By Redação
Environment

Fire consumes vegetation on icy Siberian soil
Wildfires on frozen ground in Siberia are expected to increase exponentially by the middle of the century
By Redação
Archaeology

Pesticides affecting the past
Chemicals used to combat agricultural pests can also damage archaeological artifacts
By Redação
Environment

The causes of catastrophic rainfall in Pakistan
Pakistan suffered the worst flooding in its history this year due to a combination of climate and environmental factors, with a third of the country affected
By Redação
COVID-19

Pollution exacerbates COVID-19
Study by the University of São Paulo warns of the influence of sociodemographic and environmental variables on how people recover from COVID-19
By Redação
Biodiversity

Coral reefs shrinking in Abrolhos
Coral reefs off the coast of Bahia have shrunk by 28% over the last 160 years
By Redação
Environment

Potential for jobs in the environmental sector
National survey estimates jobs available in the environmental sector until 2030
By Redação