Oceanography

ECOLOGY

Invasive species in mangroves of São Paulo

Fast-growing invasive plant spreading through mangroves in the Santos estuary

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Photolab

Frozen? Not always

Project monitors how snowmelt affects seawater, air, and sediment in Antarctica

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COOPERATION

New alliances in the South Atlantic

A lack of information and shared problems, such as climate change, motivate international scientific partnerships

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Environmental management

Disfigured coastline

From the north to the south of Brazil, coastal protection projects seek to curb rising sea levels and beach erosion, usually with little success

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Oceanography

Greater marine protection needed

Document highlights the sea’s importance to the economy and climate regulation

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ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics found along the Brazilian coastline

The Santos estuary is one of the locations that suffers most from microplastic waste, which has been found on the beach, in the water, and at the bottom of the sea, from Pará to Rio Grande do Sul

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Environment

Signs of the next El Niño

The 2023 El Niño could be one of the most intense of the last three decades

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PALEONTOLOGY

The ice age in the brazilian pampas

Fossils such as a tibia of a giant sloth, which can measure 60 centimeters, catch the eye amongst the shells on Concheiros beach in the state of Rio Grande do Sul

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ECOLOGY

Vestiges of the sea in the Amazon interior

Fossils of marine microorganisms indicate that Caribbean waters inundated the Solimões basin at least 11 times over the last 23 million years

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PHOTOLAB

Carnival at sea is no party

Glitter particles that end up in the sea and lakes have damaging impacts

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photolab

Give me shelter

Transparent, stripy shrimp seen on an endangered Condylactis gigantea anemone

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OCEANOGRAPHY

Pollution, loss of biodiversity, invasive species, and the impacts of climate change

The marine and coastal environment in Brazil is undergoing intense degradation, demanding urgent action to alleviate problems that are piling up

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Geography

Asian metropolises under threat from the sea

Metropolises in Southeast Asia could suffer from rising sea levels caused by global warming

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photolab

Underwater world

Algal reefs growing on volcanic seamounds were named "Coraline Hills"

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Geophysics

The undersea volcano that shook an island

Undersea volcano caused hundreds of earthquakes, frightening the population of Mayotte island

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Ecology

The reason behind the megadiversity of fish in South America

Geological events of the last 55 million years have restructured hydrographic basins and contributed to the diversification of freshwater species

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Oceanography

A new kind of marine environment

New type of reef found off the coast of Espírito Santo was named coral hills

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Oceanography

Whirlpools born off the coast of Pernambuco

Researchers identify how whirlpools are formed off the coast of Pernambuco

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COVER

Science with the public

People without academic experience contribute to data collection and knowledge production

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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

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Environment

Brazil dumps 3.44 million tons of plastic waste into the sea every year

Studies reveal the impact of plastic bags, bottles, straws, and other polymeric materials on marine organisms and ecosystems

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PHOTOLAB

Underwater world

Algal reefs growing on volcanic seamounds were named "Coraline Hills"

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Biodiversity

Coral reefs shrinking in Abrolhos

Coral reefs off the coast of Bahia have shrunk by 28% over the last 160 years

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Video

Fishes and corals also suffer with climate change

Altered ocean currents carry less of the microorganisms which feed deep and cold water corals. Closer to the surface, rising temperatures pose energetic challenges for fishes | 3'02

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OCEANOGRAPHY

A refuge for giant algae

Southern coast of Chile appears to be a safe haven for giant kelp forests

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BIOGEOGRAPHY

Water from the Amazon River separates Brazilian and Caribbean marine species

A sediment plume from the river penetrates thousands of kilometers into the Atlantic, home to its own fauna that differs to other regions of the ocean

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Global Warming

Oceans warmer and noisier thanks to climate change

By the end of the century, oceans will be warmer and noisier

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Endurance

Intact under the ice of Antarctica

Norwegian ship Endurance, which sank in Antarctica in November 1915, found

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Naval engineering

Robots on the high seas

Autonomous boat and drone used to monitor oil leaks at offshore oil platforms

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geography

Sea level controls volcano activity

The sea level may control the activity of many volcanoes on the planet

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