Environment
COVID-19
Environmental damage caused by COVID-19
The pandemic has aggravated the heavy production and inappropriate disposal of plastic
By Redação
Zoology
DNA in the air helps identify animals
Two studies published in the same scientific journal in January indicate that the air contains DNA at levels sufficient to allow species identification
By Redação
AGRICULTURAL
Forests can recover quickly
Over the past two decades, tropical forests have shrunk by between 30,000 and 40,000 square kilometers per year
By Redação
BIODIVERSITY
Pantanal wildfires killed 17 million animals
The unprecedented number of wildfires in the Pantanal in 2020 left an extensive trail of destruction, taking the lives of nearly 17 million animals
By Redação
Environment
Colorado River losing water
Water availability for ecosystems and human use is under threat in the Colorado River basin in the southwestern USA
By Redação
Nutrition
Worst diet for the body and the environment
Consumption of unprocessed or minimally processed foods has fallen over the last 30 years
By Redação
Climate Change
The Amazon could be an inhospitable savanna by 2100
The Amazon could be an inhospitable savanna by 2100
By Redação
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
Photolab
Vital swamp
Although the Amazon is known as a rainforest, it is also home to the largest mangrove in the world
By Redação
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