Geography
Video

New kind of coral reef surprise researchers
Far from the coast, coraline Hills harbor a large diversity of fish that only exist there | 4'58
By Redação
NOBEL PRIZE

The 2022 winners
Twelve individuals and two institutions were awarded the Nobel Prize this year
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GEOLOGY

The Tonga megatsunami
Tonga tsunami in January may have been amplified by acoustic-gravity waves
By Redação
Geography

Coastal cities sinking
Several coastal cities are sinking faster than sea level rises
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History

Land grab in the USA in 1816
Historian uncovers case of land theft in early nineteenth century USA
By Redação
Paleoecology

Caribbean incursions
Studies back up the hypothesis that the Caribbean Sea flooded parts of the western Amazon between 23 and 10 million years ago
By Tiago Jokura
Geophysics

Shifting sands
Studies suggest crescent-shaped dunes can move and interact in five different ways
Biology

Rainforest marsupials
Study suggests opossums emerged in the Amazon about 40 million years ago
geography

Sea level controls volcano activity
The sea level may control the activity of many volcanoes on the planet
By Redação
Photolab

Ancient dunes
The sand dunes on the banks of the São Francisco River, the most extensive inland dunes in Brazil, began to form more than 20,000 years ago
By Redação
Genetics

Where Vikings went
Researchers analyzed the remains of 442 humans found in Viking cemeteries in Scotland, concluding that the Viking identity was not limited to people with Scandinavian genetic ancestry
By Redação
COVID-19

Seismographs used to measure social distancing
Due to the social distancing measures adopted to contain the pandemic, seismographs in large cities registered a significant reduction in the waves generated by ground movement
By Redação
Technology

A drone that counts trees
Researchers from Brazil and the USA have developed a drone capable of flying autonomously through a forest and mapping the trees
By Redação
Record

In space and the deep sea
American geologist, oceanographer and former astronaut Kathy Sullivan, 68, is the first person to walk in space and to dive to the deepest point of the ocean
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Astronomy

High-resolution moon
Researchers have produced the first detailed digital map of the Moon's entire surface
By Redação
Geography

Human activity alters river mouths
Amazon River delta is shrinking by 1 km2 per year because of siltation
By Redação