Environment
Mining

Gold hidden in a mineral
Grain containing rare mineral reveals potential source of platinum and gold in quartz veins
By Redação
Environment

More salt in the soil, air, and water
Use of salt in mining, agriculture, and to melt ice on roads poses a risk to biodiversity
By Redação
Environment

Retaining pollutants carried by rain
Europe seeks innovative ways to prevent rainwater from carrying pollutants into rivers
By Redação
video

Brazil dries up
Climate change gives rise to a region with an arid climate, previously non-existent in the country | 6'39
By Redação
Ecology

Caatinga shrinking
Agriculture has transformed 89% of typical native vegetation in Northeast Brazil
Environment

Beetles destroy cashew trees in Piauí
Millions of beetles destroy cashew trees in Piauí
By Redação
Energy

Another vinasse biomethane factory
São Martinho plant announces plans to invest in its first biomethane factory
By Redação
Climate

Droughts worsen in the Cerrado
Rainfall in the Cerrado’s dry season has decreased by up to 50% in the last 30 years
By Marcos Pivetta and Guilherme Eler
Data

Scientific articles on climate change
Data show increase in scientific articles on climate change
By Redação
Botany

An unusual bromeliad
New species of bromeliad with hairy leaves challenges perception of these plants
By Redação
Climate change

Waiting for even more dire effects
Severe droughts in the Amazon could also cause sudden tree mortality
By Redação
Biodiversity

Thousands of chicks die in Antarctica
Climate change kills thousands of emperor penguin chicks in Antarctica
By Redação
Agronomy

Intense heat, smaller harvests
Soybean yield has fallen by 6% for every 1 °C increase in temperature since the 1980s
By Redação
Public health

Higher mortality in metropolises
Heatwaves linked to almost 50,000 deaths in Brazilian metropolises between 2000 and 2018
By Redação
PHOTOLAB

Above the forest
AmazonFACE towers will monitor how the Amazon rainforest responds to rising CO2 levels
By Redação