Finally, some good news. Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon plunges to six-year-low
Leaders of Amazonian countries will meet this week to protect the rainforest.
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A new species of bird discovered in Brazil has a green head, yellow belly, and a high risk of going extinct soon
I would have been fine with just the green head and yellow belly, honestly.
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon breaks 12-year record, as administration focuses on industry
A total 4,281 square miles of forest were cleared in the 12 months leading to August.
Fires in Brazil’s Amazon are the worst in a decade
The Amazon is burning while President Bolsonaro is almost cheering from the sidelines.
Fires devastate the world’s largest tropical wetland in Brazil
The Amazon fires have now reached the Pantanal amid a severe drought.
Burning in the Amazon is already reaching the record levels seen in 2019
The story of last year is repeating itself.
Coronavirus cases continue to rise sharply in the US, India and Brazil
No sign of things slowing down in the most affected countries.
Fires in the Brazilian Amazon last month were the worst since 2007
Things could get much worse in the coming months.
Massive 700-km ‘megaflash’ stretching from Argentina to Brazil is longest lightning bolt on record
New records for largest and longest-lasting lightning bolts
Brazilian Amazon readies for record burn season this year amid coronavirus
The smoke from the forest fires could pile on the burden caused by the pandemic.
Brazil stops releasing key coronavirus numbers amid growing death toll
Another likely attempt by the Bolsonaro administration to downplay the pandemic.
Deforestation: 2019 is the third most devastating year of the century
Satellite data shows that 2019 was the third most devastating year since the turn of the century.
Let’s use the epidemic to dismantle environmental regulations, Brazilian environment minister says
The country is only behind the US in number of positive COVID-19 cases
Brazil now has the second-highest number of coronavirus cases
The country surpassed Russia and is now behind the US
For Brazil, the coronavirus isn’t just a health crisis – it’s also an environmental one
The rate of deforestation rose by 55% in the first four months of the year compared to 2019.
As Bolsonaro scoffs, coronavirus expands in Brazil with over 100,000 confirmed cases
As the president ignores the problem, mass graves are being dug across the country.
The Amazon is facing its tipping point, scientists warn
The region could turn into a savanna in just a few decades
New parasite species causing drug-resistant disease in Brazil
The researchers plan to search for compounds (or existing drugs) that can kill the new parasite efficiently.
Two million animals die in Bolivia due to forest fires
More than 34,000 fires have so far affected Bolivia.
Sprawling termite complex from Brazil is visible from space — and 4,000 years old
Technically, it's piles of construction waste, in the termites' eyes.
Planning a trip to Brazil? Do not forget your yellow fever vaccine
There is no cure for yellow fever, but there is a vaccine.
Massive caves in southern Brazil are actually ancient ground sloth burrows
Some are big enough to drive a car through.
Norway to Brazil: If you keep destroying the Amazon, we’ll cut our $1bn funding
Brazil isn't respecting its part of the deal.
Zika virus solution might lie in oil of common flower
The key to fighting Zika might be as simple as a common flower and some water.
Is the impact of climate change on agriculture underestimated?
A new paper suggests that we've been overlooking how two key human responses to climate -- the total area farmed ...
Dengue vaccine approved for use in Mexico, Brazil and Philippines
Scientific American recently reported that the three countries most affected by dengue fever have approved the use of the first ...
Almost 500 new cases of Zika-induced microcephaly reported in Brazil
The government has declared a state of emergency in the most affected areas while scientists are trying to figure out ...
Cave dwelling arachnid named after Tolkien’s character
Biologists have recently identified a new species of harvestman (daddy longlegs spider) near the town of Monjolos in Minas Gerais, ...
Mining disaster in Brazil is an environmental catastrophe
The collapse of two dams at a Brazilian mine spells an absolute catastrophe, with effects that could haunt Brazil for ...
Treasure trove of Permian fossils discovered in Brazil
The fossils were discovered in the Parnaiba Basin of north-eastern Brazil, and are some 278 million years old, corresponding to ...
Seven new species of frogs discovered – they’re tiny, and they’re adorable
Seven miniature species of frogs living on seven different mountain tops sounds like the premise for the next Kung Fu ...
Brazil’s Biggest Cities are Running out of Water
The states of Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais are running out of water. According to a Brazilian ...
10,000-Year-Old Cave Paintings in Brazil Discovered by Accident
Credit: Alexine Keuroghlian/WCS In quite an interesting discovery, Wildlife Conservation Society biologists have discovered cave paintings made by hunter-gatherers between ...
Loggers burned Amazon 8 year old tribe girl alive, as part of a campaign to force indigenous population out of the land
This is truly one of the days when you could feel ashamed to be human. According to reports, loggers in ...
Brazil’s government approves of rainforest destruction. Next day, two environmental activists get shot
It's a black period for Brazil's environment, and things will get even worse in days to follow; the government just ...
Millions of dead fish wash up on the coast of Brazil
Another mystery, even bigger than the one with the birds in Arkansas is puzzling researchers from all over the world, ...
