Environment
Ecology

Soil and vegetation care restores the vitality of the Caatinga
Experiments suggest strategies for recovering native vegetation and increasing agricultural production in the semiarid Northeast
By Carlos Fioravanti, reporting from São João do Cariri and Cabaceiras (Paraíba State)
Climate changes

The suffocation of Earth
Record greenhouse gas emissions result in unabated global warming
Global warming

Research to protect the Congolian rainforest
Lack of researchers threatens rainforest conservation in Democratic Republic of Congo
By Redação
Climate change

Polar bears more exposed to pathogens
Rising temperatures in the Arctic increase infection risk for polar bears
By Redação
Interview

Antoinette WinklerPrins: From the Amazon to research funding
Deputy division director of the US National Science Foundation was in São Paulo to discuss potential collaborations with Brazilians
By Sarah Schmidt and Maria Guimarães
Oceanography

Ocean acidification on the rise
Ocean acidification nears critical threshold, threatening marine life
By Redação
Pollution

Plastic waste from Africa reaches Ceará by sea
Most plastic waste collected on beaches in Ceará came from Africa
By Redação
Ecology

New map reveals diversity of the Caatinga biome
New map reveals diversity of the Caatinga biome
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Public health

For five days, São Paulo had the worst air in the world
For five consecutive days in September, São Paulo had the worst air in the world
By Redação
Meteorology

Another El Niño, south of the equator
Wind and current changes in the Pacific influence climate across the planet
By Redação
Botany

Discreet and voracious
New species of carnivorous plant typical of the Cerrado and Caatinga biomes discovered in the Amazon
By Redação